Spatial division of labour of Schoenoplectus americanus

Plant Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-64

  Ikegami, Makihiko ^a,b,c   Van Hal, Sander ^a   Van Rheenen, Jan W A ^a   Whigham, Dennis F ^b   Werger, Marinus J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SERC   (United States)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clonal plant; Division of labour; Heterogeneous environments; Schoenoplectus americanus

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; LABOR DIVISION; LIGHT QUALITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SALINITY; SEDGE; TRANSLOCATION; WATER UPTAKE;

SCHOENOPLECTUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 52549110335     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9411-4     Document Type: Article

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