Coexistence of a C4 grass and a leaf succulent shrub in an arid ecosystem. The relationship between rooting depth, water and nitrogen

Plant and Soil

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 253-260

  February, Edmund Carl ^a   Allsopp, Nicky ^b   Shabane, Tirello ^a   Hattas, Dawood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Competition; Namaqualand; Stable isotopes; Succulent Karoo

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; COEXISTENCE; FINE ROOT; GRASS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NICHE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFALL; ROOTING; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE;

NAMAQUALAND;

EID: 82555192454     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0867-y     Document Type: Article

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