Soil biota effects on clonal growth and flowering in the forest herb Stachys sylvatica

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-116

  de la Peña, Eduardo ^a,b   Bonte, Dries ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Geraardsbergse Steenweg   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Hedgerows; Mycorrhizal fungi; Phenotypic plasticity; Soil biota; Soil heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOTIC FACTOR; CLONAL GROWTH; DISPERSAL; FLOWERING; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEDGEROW; HERB; HETEROGENEITY; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MYCORRHIZA; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL BIOTA; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMALIA; ELAGATIS; FUNGI; STACHYS; STACHYS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84866547422     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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