Differences in Light Interception in Grass Monocultures Predict Short-Term Competitive Outcomes under Productive Conditions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Vojtech, Eva ^a   Turnbull, Lindsay A ^a   Hector, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 36549057258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000499     Document Type: Article

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