Trade-offs in resource allocation that favour resprouting affect the competitive ability of woody seedlings in grassy communities

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1374-1382

  Clarke, Peter J ^a   Knox, Kirsten J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocation; Coexistence; Competition; Fire response traits; Grass shrub competition; Life history strategies; Obligate seeders; Resprouting ability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RESPROUTING; SHRUB; TRADE-OFF;

POA; POACEAE;

EID: 70349900203     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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