Impact of growth form and carbohydrate reserves on tolerance to simulated deer herbivory and subsequent recovery in Liliaceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 913-924

  Lapointe, Line ^a   Bussières, Julie ^a   Crête, Michel ^b   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate reserves; Clintonia borealis; Deer herbivory; Defoliation; Liliacaeae; Maianthemum canadense; Nutrient reserves; Recovery; Trillium erectum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; DEER; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH FORM; HERBIVORY; LEAF AREA; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERGRAZING; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RAMET; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

CERVIDAE; CLINTONIA BOREALIS; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAIANTHEMUM CANADENSE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TRILLIUM; TRILLIUM ERECTUM;

EID: 77953523656     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900200     Document Type: Article

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