Nutrient availability induces contrasting allocation and starch formation in resprouting and obligate seeding shrubs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 690-698

  Knox, K J E ^a,b   Clarke, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Department for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire ecology; Plant function types; Plant strategies; Resource partitioning; Sprouting ability; Starch accumulation

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPROUTING; SHRUB; STARCH;

EID: 20444372289     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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