Impacts of root competition in forests and woodlands: A theoretical framework and review of experiments

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-207

  Coomes, David A ^a,c   Grubb, Peter J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allocation; Drought tolerance; Forest types; Leaf longevity; Light penetration; Nutrients; Resource availability; Root competition; Shade tolerance; Soil fertility; Trenching; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LITERATURE REVIEW; ROOT COMPETITION;

EID: 0033810818     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(2000)070[0171:IORCIF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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