Soil heterogeneity and community composition jointly influence grassland biomass

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-270

  Maestre, Fernando T ^a,b   Bradford, Mark A ^a,c   Reynolds, James F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lolium perenne; Microcosm; Nutrient heterogeneity; Plantago lanceolata; Poa pratensis; Species composition; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; MICROCOSM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ROOT; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

DURHAM [NORTH CAROLINA]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 33745692016     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)017[0261:SHACCJ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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