Interspecific competition and tolerance to defoliation in four grassland species

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 871-877

  Del Val, Ek ^a,b   Crawley, Michael J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biomass compensation; Competitor release; Herbivory; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

GRASSLAND SPECIES; HERBIVORY; PLANT TOLERANCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEFOLIATION; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; REGROWTH; TOLERANCE;

BIOMASS; DEFOLIATION; GRASS LANDS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA RUBRA; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; SENECIO; SENECIO JACOBAEA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 4644275420     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-066     Document Type: Article

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