Co-occurring graminoid and forb species do not differ in their root morphological response to soil heterogeneity

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-135

  Šmilauerová, Marie ^a   Šmilauer, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Grasses; Patches; Seasonal variability; Soil nutrients; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT; ROOT;

POACEAE;

EID: 33646054851     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02806474     Document Type: Article

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