Influence of soil heterogeneity and competition on growth features of three meadow species

Flora

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-11

  Janeček, Štěfán ^a,c   Janečková, Petra ^a   Lepš, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carex hartmanii; Foraging; Holcus lanatus; Molinia caerulea; Root distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRASS; GROWTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL PROPERTY;

CAREX; CAREX HARTMANII; HOLCUS LANATUS; MOLINIA; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

EID: 17144437901     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0367-2530-00127     Document Type: Article

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