The effects of spatial pattern of nutrient supply on the early stages of growth in plant populations

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 305-315

  Day, K J ^a   Hutchings, M J ^a   John, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Below above ground biomass ratio; Nutrient heterogeneity; Plant size variation; Population yield; Scale of heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SIZE STRUCTURE;

CARDAMINE HIRSUTA;

EID: 0037392758     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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