Interspecific competition and resource pulse utilization in a cold desert community

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2602-2616

  Gebauer, Renate L E ^a,b   Schwinning, Susanne ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b KEENE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atriplex confertifolia; Chrysothamnus nauseosus; Colorado Plateau; Desert; Gutierrezia sarothrae; Neighbor removal; Plant competition; Resource pulses; Stable isotopes; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

DESERT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NITROGEN; PLANT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WATER UPTAKE;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA; CHRYSOTHAMNUS; CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS; ERICAMERIA NAUSEOSA; GUTIERREZIA; GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE;

EID: 0038374994     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2602:ICARPU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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