A comparison of phenotypic plasticity between two species occupying different positions in a successional sequence

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1335-1344

  Huang, Yingxin ^a   Zhao, Xueyong ^a   Zhang, Hongxuan ^b   Huang, Gang ^a   Luo, Yayong ^a   Japhet, Wisdom ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Sichuan Grassland Science Academy   (China)

^c NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Hypothesis; Plasticity; Reproductive allocation; Succession

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REACTION NORM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HORQIN DESERT;

CORISPERMUM; SALSOLA; SALSOLA COLLINA;

EID: 70350366034     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0615-4     Document Type: Article

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