Do plant functional types based on leaf dry matter content allow characterizing native grass species and grasslands for herbage growth pattern?

Plant Ecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 421-433

  Duru, Michel ^a   Al Haj Khaled, Raouda ^a   Ducourtieux, Camille ^a   Theau, Jean Pierre ^a   De Quadros, Fernando L F ^a,b   Cruz, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ceiling yield; Community; Defoliation; Dicotyledon; Flowering; Grass; Leaf; Leaf dry matter content; Leaf lifespan; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Species; Stem

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DICOTYLEDON; DOMINANCE; DRY MATTER; FLOWERING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; LEAF; NATIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE USE; SEASONALITY; STEM;

DICOTYLEDONEAE;

EID: 67349224657     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9516-9     Document Type: Article

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