Fine-scale dynamics of rhizomes in a grassland community

Ecography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-276

  Wildová, Radka ^a,b   Wild, Jan ^a   Herben, Tomáš ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; RHIZOME; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTHOXANTHUM; ANTHOXANTHUM ALPINUM; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; NARDUS STRICTA; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM BISTORTA;

EID: 34247266166     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2007.04756.x     Document Type: Article

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