Linking nitrogen partitioning and species abundance to invasion resistance in the Great Basin

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 637-648

  James, J J ^a   Davies, K W ^a   Sheley, R L ^a   Aanderud, Z T ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheatgrass; Great Basin; Medusahead; Niche; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; NICHE; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMASS; NITROGEN; OREGON; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS TECTORUM; TAENIATHERUM;

EID: 43349087629     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1015-0     Document Type: Article

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