Experimental manipulation of soil depth alters species richness and co-occurrence in restored tallgrass prairie

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-125

  Dornbush, Mathew E ^a   Wilsey, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Below ground processes; Community assembly; Niche partitioning; Plant diversity; Roots; Soil depth; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; COEXISTENCE; NEW SPECIES; NICHE; PRAIRIE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

POACEAE;

EID: 72249121939     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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