Root foraging traits and competitive ability in heterogeneous soils

Oecologia

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-152

  Rajaniemi, Tara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive effect; Foraging precision; Foraging rate; Foraging scale; Nutrient heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRECISION; ROOT; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ACHILLEA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BROMUS; CENTAUREA; CHRYSANTHEMUM; FESCUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

ACHILLEA; ASTER PLANT; BROMUS; CENTAUREA; CHRYSANTHEMUM; FERTILIZERS; FESTUCA; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL;

EID: 34447635490     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0706-2     Document Type: Article

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