Do nutrient availability and competition limit plant growth of herbaceous species in the boreal forest understory?

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-261

  Arii, Ken ^a   Turkington, Roy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; UNDERSTORY;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ANEMONE; ANEMONE PARVIFLORA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ALTAICA; LUPINUS; LUPINUS ARCTICUS; MERTENSIA PANICULATA;

EID: 0036695999     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552482     Document Type: Article

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