Effects of seed additions and grazing history on diversity and productivity of subhumid grasslands

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 920-931

  Wilsey, Brian J ^a   Polley, H Wayne ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Grassland; Light vs. water limitation; Prairie; Primary productivity; Seed addition; Species diversity; Texas, USA

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LEAF LITTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEED; SPECIES RICHNESS;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 0041814396     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0920:EOSAAG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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