Life history strategy influences biomass allocation in response to limiting nutrients and water in an Arid system

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 545-557

  Mao, Wei ^a   Allington, Ginger ^b   Li, Yu Lin ^a   Zhang, Tong Hui ^a   Zhao, Xue Yong ^a   Wang, Shao Kun ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Arid system; Biomass allocation; Pennisetum centrasiaticum; Setaria viridis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARID REGION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIFE HISTORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLASTICITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CHINA;

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM CENTRASIATICUM; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 84872736975     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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