Effect of soil nutrient heterogeneity on the symmetry of belowground competition

Plant Ecology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-203

  Blair, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Root competition; Root foraging; Root proliferation; Size asymmetric competition; Size symmetric competition; Soil heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; ROOT COMPETITION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

IPOMOEA TRICOLOR;

EID: 0035651039     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012664431933     Document Type: Article

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