Shading by shrubs in a desert system reduces the physiological and demographic performance of an associated herbaceous perennial

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 670-680

  Forseth, I N ^a   Wait, D A ^a,b   Casper, B B ^a,c  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Growth rates; Microclimate; Photosynthesis; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMPETITION; PLANT ECOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SHADE; SHRUB; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER POTENTIAL;

DEMOGRAPHY; DESERT; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHADING;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTANTHA FLAVA;

EID: 0034886766     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-0477.2001.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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