Population dynamics response of lupinus Arcticus to fertilization, clipping, and neighbour removal in the understory of the boreal forest

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 753-758

  Graham, Stephanie A ^a   Turkington, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Competition; Demography; Fertilization; Lupinus arcticus; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZER; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL FERTILITY; SURVIVAL;

BOREAL FOREST; COMPETITION; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL FERTILITY; UNDERSTORY;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

LUPINUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 0033837412     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-78-6-753     Document Type: Article

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