Effects of competition on resource availability and growth of a California bunchgrass

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2697-2710

  Dyer, Andrew R ^a,b   Rice, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bunchgrass; California grasslands; Competition; Density dependence; Grasses, annual; Grasses, perennial; Interference; Invasive species; Nassella pulchra; Resource limitation; Soil moisture depletion

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

NASSELLA PULCHRA;

EID: 0033452159     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2697:EOCORA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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