Population growth of Nassella trichotoma in grasslands in New Zealand slower today than in the past

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 484-494

  Lamoureaux, Shona L ^a   Bourdôt, Graeme W ^a   Saville, David J ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b Saville Statistical Consulting Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Demography; Fecundity; Grubbing; Nassella tussock; Serrated tussock; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DIAMETER; FECUNDITY; GRASS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MORTALITY; PASTORALISM; POPULATION GROWTH; PROBABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION; SIZE EFFECT; SOWING; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

NEW ZEALAND;

NASSELLA TRICHOTOMA;

EID: 80052096639     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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