Timing and intensity of herbivory: Its influence on the performance of clonal woodland herbs

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-37

  Whigham, Dennis F ^a   Chapa, Anita S ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Clonal herbs; Deciduous forests; Herbivory; Maryland; Ramets

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033032765     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-1984.1999.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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