Decreased root heterogeneity and increased root length following grassland invasion

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1266-1273

  Vaness, Brenda M ^a   Wilson, Scott D ^a   Macdougall, Andrew S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agropyron cristatum; Grass; Mowing; Nitrogen; Patch; Root length; Root mortality; Root production; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM;

EID: 84908289960     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12277     Document Type: Article

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