Dominant species constrain effects of species diversity on temporal variability in biomass production of tallgrass prairie

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2044-2052

  Polley, H Wayne ^a   Wilsey, Brian J ^b   Derner, Justin D ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; RAINFALL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 36549013276     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.16080.x     Document Type: Article

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