Light partitioning among species and species replacement in early successional grasslands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 615-626

  Werger, Marinus J A ^a   Hirose, Tadaki ^b   During, Heinjo J ^a   Heil, Gerrit W ^a   Hikosaka, Kouki ^b   Ito, Takehiko ^b   Nachinshonhor, U G ^b   Nagamatsu, Dai ^b   Shibasaki, Katsuhiko ^b   Takatsuki, Seiki ^c   Van Rheenen, Jan W ^a   Anten, Niels P R ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Grazing; Light acquisition efficiency; Photon flux; Plant architecture; Plant size inequality; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; SUCCESSION;

JAPAN;

JAPONICA; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 0036819993     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02089.x     Document Type: Article

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