Nitrogen addition increases fecundity in the desert shrub Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Oecologia

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Drenovsky, R E ^a   Richards, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black greasewood; Fertilization experiment; Fitness; Leaf nutrient concentration; Seed production and quality

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FERTILIZER; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DESERT; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOSPERMS; CALCIUM; CALIFORNIA; DESERT CLIMATE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZERS; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS;

CALIFORNIA; MONO BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SARCOBATUS; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 17844399832     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1821-y     Document Type: Article

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