Effect of fine-scale spatial variation of soil nitrogen on the performance of the sexes of Poa ligularis in patchy ecosystems of northern Patagonia

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 419-425

  Bertiller, Monica B ^a   Sain, Claudia L ^a   Carrera, Analia L ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Dioecy; Nitrogen concentration in plant tissues; Nitrogen concentration in roots; Nitrogen gradients in soil; Spatial segregation of the sexes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DIOECY; NITROGEN; SOIL FERTILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA;

POA LIGULARIS;

EID: 0036233130     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339515     Document Type: Article

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