The population dynamics of Anisantha sterilis in winter wheat: Comparative demography and the role of management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 455-471

  Lintell Smith, G ^b   Freckleton, R P ^b   Firbank, L G ^a,b   Watkinson, A R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecurus myosuroides; Arena spp.; Bromus sterilis; Density dependence; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WEED; WHEAT;

ALOPECURUS MYOSUROIDES; ANISANTHA STERILIS; AVENA FATUA; AVENA STERILIS;

EID: 0344172660     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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