Nutrient foraging via physiological and morphological plasticity in three plant species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 164-173

  Wang, Lixin ^a   Mou, Paul P ^b   Jones, Robert H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

INTERROOT COMPETITION; MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY; PLANT SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLASTICITY; ROOT;

ANATOMY; FORESTS; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS; SOIL; TREES;

LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; PINUS TAEDA; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA;

EID: 33744808318     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-239     Document Type: Article

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