Are clonal traits and their response to defoliation good predictors of grazing resistance?

Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 62-68

  Benot, Marie Lise ^a,d   Mony, C ^a   Leps J ^b   Penet, L ^a,c   Bonis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UR1321   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Defoliation avoidance; Defoliation tolerance; Graminoids; Grasses; Species abundance patterns

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLONE; CORRELATION; DEFOLIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TOLERANCE;

EID: 84874343891     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2012-0100     Document Type: Article

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