Root niche partitioning among grasses, saplings, and trees measured using a tracer technique

Oecologia

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-37

  Kulmatiski, Andrew ^a,b   Beard, Karen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Injection; Root; Savanna; Tracer; Water use

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DEUTERIUM; GRASS; NICHE PARTITIONING; SAPLING; SAVANNA; SOIL DEPTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACER; TREE; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

POACEAE;

EID: 84872133912     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2390-0     Document Type: Article

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