Can traits predict the competitive response of herbaceous Mediterranean species?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-114

  Navas, Marie Laure ^a,b   Moreau Richard, Julie ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Screening test; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

POACEAE;

EID: 16844379898     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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