Lateral root function and root overlap among mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal herbs in a Florida shrubland, measured using rubidium as a nutrient analog

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1289-1294

  Hawkes, Christine V ^a,b   Casper, Brenda B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Belowground competition; Belowground neighborhoods; Eryngium cuneifolium; Hypericum cumulicola; Paronychia chartacea; Polygonella basiramia; Rb; Roots

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FINE ROOT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT COMPETITION; RUBIDIUM;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ERYNGIUM; ERYNGIUM CUNEIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM CUMULICOLA; PARONYCHIA; PARONYCHIA CHARTACEA; POLYGONELLA; POLYGONELLA BASIRAMIA;

EID: 0036677874     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.8.1289     Document Type: Article

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