Mechanisms of competition: Thermal inhibition of tree seedling growth by grass

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 120-130

  Ball, Marilyn C ^a   Egerton, J J G ^a   Lutze, Jason L ^a   Gutschick, Vincent P ^b   Cunningham, Ross B ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grass tree interactions; Resource competition; Thermal interference

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRASS; INHIBITION; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; SEEDLING; TREE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PAUCIFLORA; XANTHORRHOEA SP.;

EID: 0036927805     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1044-z     Document Type: Article

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