Plant feedbacks increase the temporal heterogeneity of soil moisture

Oikos

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 199-205

  McLaren, Jennie R ^a,b   Wilson, Scott D ^a   Peltzer, Duane A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DRY SEASON; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; PLANT; SOIL MOISTURE;

POACEAE;

EID: 5344250416     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13155.x     Document Type: Article

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