Effects of resource competition and herbivory on plant performance along a natural productivity gradient

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-330

  Van Der Wal, René ^a,c   Egas, Martijn ^a,b   Van Der Veen, Adriaan ^a   Bakker, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental gradient; Herbivory; Light competition; Mature plants; Nutrient competition; Salt marsh; Seedlings; Triglochin maritima

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLOWERING; HERBIVORY; PLANT DISTRIBUTION; PLANT GROWTH; RESOURCE COMPETITION; SALT MARSH; SOIL FERTILITY; SURVIVAL; TRIGLOCHIN MARITIMA;

COMPETITION; HERBIVORY; PERSISTENCE; SALTMARSH; SOIL FERTILITY;

TRIGLOCHIN MARITIMA;

EID: 0034057302     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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