Effects of low and high nutrients on the competitive hierarchy of 26 shoreline plants

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-423

  Keddy, Paul ^a,d   Gaudet, Connie ^b,d   Fraser, Lauchlan H ^c,d  

^a Louisiana University   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric competition; Community organization; Indicator; Phytometer

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT; SPECIES COMPETITION;

COASTAL ZONE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

PENTHORUM SEDOIDES;

EID: 0034123838     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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