The effects of spatial pattern of nutrient supply on yield, structure and mortality in plant populations

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 541-553

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardamine hirsuta; Nutrient heterogeneity; Plant competition; Plant mortality; Root biomass; Size hierarchy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; YIELD;

CARDAMINE; CARDAMINE HIRSUTA;

EID: 0042711130     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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