Causes and consequences of frequent flowering on edges in the mast-seeding genus Chionochloa (Poaceae)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-91

  Hay, Joe ^a,b   Kelly, Dave ^a   Holdaway, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Masting; Nitrogen; Resource models; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; FLOWERING; GRASS; MASTING; OVIPOSITION; PREDATION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

CHIONOCHLOA; HEXAPODA; POACEAE;

EID: 46849099160     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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