Reconciling plant strategy theories of Grime and Tilman

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1041-1052

  Craine, Joseph M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Concentration reduction hypothesis; CSR hypothesis; Disturbance; Plant strategies; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; LEAF AREA; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33745260915     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01043.x     Document Type: Review

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