Changes in biomass allocation in species rich meadow after abandonment: Ecological strategy or allometry?

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 379-387

  Bartušková, Alena ^a   Doležal, Jiří ^a,b   Janeček, Štěpán ^a,c   Lanta, Vojtěch ^b,d   Klimešová, Jitka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Allometry; Biomass allocation; Community; Mowing; Species rich meadow

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MEADOW; MOWING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84943448230     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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