Can grazing response of herbaceous plants be predicted from simple vegetative traits?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 497-508

  Díaz, Sandra ^a   Noy Meir, Imanuel ^b   Cabido, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Argentina; Comparative studies; Israel; Leaf traits; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ARGENTINA; ISRAEL;

EID: 0034943031     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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