Soil depth, plant rooting strategies and species' niches

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-225

  Schenk, H Jochen ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedrock; Fundamental niche; Realized niche; Root behaviour; Rooting strategies; Soil depth

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NOTE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ECOSYSTEM; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41149172336     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02427.x     Document Type: Note

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