Temporal differentiation in maximum biomass and nutrient accumulation rates in two coexisting annual plant species

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-389

  Mamolos, A P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Growth analysis; Growth curves; Nutrient uptake; Trifolium campestre Schreb.; Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; GROWTH; NUTRIENT;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM CAMPESTRE; VULPIA; VULPIA MYUROS;

EID: 28444455608     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.06.017     Document Type: Article

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