Survival, growth, and photosynthesis of tree seedlings competing with herbaceous vegetation along a water-light-nitrogen gradient

Plant Ecology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 341-350

  Davis, Mark A ^a   Wrage, Keith J ^b   Reich, Peter B ^b   Tjoelker, Mark G ^b   Schaeffer, Toni ^a   Muermann, Carolyn ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Grasslands; Savannas; Semi arid environments; Soil water; Tree seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

QUERCUS ELLIPSOIDALIS; QUERCUS MACROCARPA;

EID: 0033389607     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009802211896     Document Type: Article

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