The relationships among root and leaf traits of 76 grassland species and relative abundance along fertility and disturbance gradients

Oikos

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 274-285

  Craine, J M ^a,b   Froehle, J ^c   Tilman, D G ^d   Wedin, D A ^e   Chapin III, F S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b St Olaf College ^*  (United States)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FERTILITY; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF; ROOT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034979736     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.930210.x     Document Type: Article

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