Influence of root herbivory on plant communities in heterogeneous nutrient environments

New Phytologist

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-136

  Stevens, Glen N ^a   Jones, Robert H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Grubs; Heterogeneity; Nutrient patches; Precision; Root foraging behavior; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROOT;

ANDROPOGON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EUPATORIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SOLIDAGO;

ANDROPOGON; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EUPATORIUM; LARVA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; POTASSIUM; SOIL; SOLIDAGO;

EUPATORIUM; EUPATORIUM COMPOSITIFOLIUM; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33744918295     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01731.x     Document Type: Article

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