Could plant-feeding nematodes affect the competition between grass species during succession in grasslands under restoration management?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 753-761

  Verschoor, B C ^a,c   Pronk, T E ^b   De Goede, R G M ^a   Brussaard, L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c De Groene Vlieg ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fertility; Herbivory; Nutrients; Stress; Synergism

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOXANTHUM; ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; HOLCUS LANATUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0036794083     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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