Survival of Rumex obtusifolius L. in an unmanaged grassland

Plant Ecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Martinkova, Z ^a   Honek, A ^a   Pekar, S ^b   Strobach, J ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Broad leaved dock; Competition; Life history; Longevity; Mortality; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; MORTALITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

FESTUCA RUBRA; RUMEX; RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS;

EID: 70350169931     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9601-8     Document Type: Article

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