The effects of spatially heterogeneous nutrient supply on yield, intensity of competition and root placement patterns in Briza media and Festuca ovina

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 454-463

  Day, Kieron J ^a   John, Elizabeth A ^a   Hutchings, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive intensity; Interspecific competition; Intraspecific competition; Plant growth; Resource heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BRIZA; BRIZA MEDIA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA OVINA;

EID: 0042129510     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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