Competitive relationships of Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) from remnant and restored native populations and select cultivated varieties

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 451-457

  Gustafson, D J ^a,b   Gibson, D J ^a   Nickrent, D L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Citadel ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological genetics; Glasshouse and field experiments; Grass competition; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; PRAIRIE; PROVENANCE;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII;

EID: 2942536036     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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