Variation in growth rate and ecophysiology among 34 grassland and savanna species under contrasting N supply: A test of functional group differences

New Phytologist

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 617-631

  Reich, Peter B ^a   Buschena, C ^a   Tjoelker, M G ^a,b   Wrage, K ^a   Knops, J ^a,c   Tilman, D ^a   Machado, J L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^d SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Functional groups; Functional types; Nitrogen; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH RATE; HERB; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

POACEAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 0037341781     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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