The influence of below ground herbivory and plant competition on growth and biomass allocation of purple loosestrife

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-93

  Nötzold, Rolf ^a   Blossey, Bernd ^b,c   Newton, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Intl Insitute of Biological Control   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biomass allocation; Plant competition; Plant insect interaction; Root herbivory

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYLOBIUS; HYLOBIUS TRANSVERSESOVITTATUS; HYLOBIUS TRANSVERSOVITTATUS; INSECTA; LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0344653392     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050356     Document Type: Article

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