Do life history traits predict responses to defoliation in co-occurring prairie grasses?

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 267-276

  Teague, W R ^a   Dowhower, S L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Continuous defoliation; Differential defoliation; Grassland ecology; Herbivory avoidance; Herbivory tolerance

Indexed keywords

BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; BUCHLOE; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; HILARIA; HILARIA MUTICA; NASSELLA; NASSELLA LEUCOTRICHA; PLEURAPHIS MUTICA; POACEAE;

EID: 0035681462     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2001.tb00495.x     Document Type: Article

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