Belowground zone of influence in a tussock grass species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 284-289

  Armas, Cristina ^a   Pugnaire, Francisco I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Competition; Interference; Plant productivity; Root exudates; Semiarid environments

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLELOPATHY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EXUDATION; GRASS; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

HORDEUM; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 79953734622     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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