Effects of nitrogen and sulphur gradients on plant competition, N and S use efficiencies and species abundance in a grassland plant mixture

Plant and Soil

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 267-282

  Tallec, T ^a,b   Diquelou S ^a,b   Fauveau, C ^a,b   Bataille M P ^a,b   Ourry, A ^a,b  

^a University Caen UMR INRA UCBN 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Nitrogen sulphur availability; Nutrients use efficiency; Plant mixture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGROWTH; SULFUR;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; FABACEAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; POA; POA PRATENSIS; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 56349103981     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9699-9     Document Type: Article

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