How does fertility of the substrate affect intraspecific competition? Evidence and synthesis from self-thinning

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-305

  Morris, E Charles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometric self thinning; Biomass packing; Competition intensity; Intraspecific competition; Ocimum basilicum; Root competition; Self thinning; Shoot competition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SELF THINNING; SOIL FERTILITY;

BASILICUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 0042362143     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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