Competition between Schizachyrium scoparium and Buchloe dactyloides: The role of soil nutrients

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Bush, J K ^a   Van Auken, O W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo grass; Competitive intensity; Little bluestem; Resource gradients; Shortgrass prairies; Soil resources

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; MONOCULTURE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; SCHIZACHYRIUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM; UROCHLOA MUTICA;

EID: 71549167861     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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