Germination, survival, and growth of grass and forb seedlings: Effects of soil moisture variability

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 679-684

  Fay, Philip A ^a   Schultz, Megan J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biomass; Climate change; Community; Establishment; Extreme events; Functional group; Grassland; Plant life form; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EXTREME EVENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HERB; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRAIRIE; RAINFALL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVORSHIP;

POACEAE;

EID: 70349137096     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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