Explaining within-community variation in plant biomass allocation: A balance between organ biomass and morphology above vs below ground?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 431-440

  Freschet, Grégoire T ^a,b   Kichenin, Emilie ^a   Wardle, David A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Above ground and below ground resources; Biomass allocation; Functional equilibrium hypothesis; Leaf and root morphology; Leaf mass fraction; Plant functional diversity; Root mass fraction; Specific leaf area; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FINE ROOT; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GROWTH FORM; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84926518286     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12259     Document Type: Article

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