Interspecific interactions and biomass allocation among grassland plant species

Oikos

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 497-506

  Wardle, David A ^a,b   Peltzer, Duane A ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FACILITATION; GRASSLAND; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

EID: 0037609316     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12030.x     Document Type: Article

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