Competition as a factor structuring species zonation in riparian fens - A transplantation experiment

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-240

  Kotowski, Wiktor ^a,b   Thörig, Werner ^c   Van Diggelen, Rudy ^b   Wassen, Martin Joseph ^c  

^a IMUZ Falenty ^*  (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biebrza; Biomass; Gradient; Light availability; Productivity; Sedge; Shoot:Root Ratio; Vegetation removal

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CAREX; POACEAE;

EID: 33846845028     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2006)9[231:CAAFSS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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