Water use and water-use efficiency of the invasive Centaurea maculosa and three native grasses

Plant and Soil

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 371-381

  Blicker, P S ^a   Olson, B E ^a   Wraith, J M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon isotope discrimination; Invasive plant; Root mass allocation; Semi arid grassland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GRASSLAND; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NORTH AMERICA;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0141569128     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025530315788     Document Type: Article

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