Neighbour interactions strengthen with increased soil resources in a northern hardwood forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1358-1372

  Baribault, Thomas W ^a   Kobe, Richard K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base cations; Geological gradient; Intraspecific competition; Neighbourhood models; Nitrogen; Plant plant interactions; Resource heterogeneity; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH MODELING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; IRRADIANCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL WATER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053642204     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01862.x     Document Type: Article

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