An ecosystem-level perspective of allelopathy

Biological Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 305-319

  Wardle, David A ^a   Nilsson, Marie Charlotte ^b   Gallet, Christiane ^c   Zackrisson, Olle ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Carduus nutans; Competition; Crowberry; Decomposition; Ecosystem properties; Empetrum hermaphroditum; Herbivory; Nodding thistle; Population biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040421602     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1998.tb00033.x     Document Type: Article

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