Studying plant competition: From root biomass to general aims

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 578-580

  Zobel, Martin ^a   Zobel, Kristjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); PLANT;

EID: 0036276302     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00693.x     Document Type: Review

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