Are competitive interactions influenced by spatial nutrient heterogeneity and root foraging behavior?

•  Nutrient heterogeneity, root foraging and competitive interactions were investigated for six species native to south-eastern USA. •  Monocultures, two- and six-species garden plots were fertilized to create spatially homogeneous or heterogeneous nutrient conditions. After 3.5 months, root prolife...

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Publié dans:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 154(2002), 2 vom: 25. Mai, Seite 409-417
Auteur principal: Bliss, Kristin M (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Jones, Robert H, Mitchell, Robert J, Mou, Paul P
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2002
Accès à la collection:The New phytologist
Sujets:Journal Article coastal plain species interspecific competition intraspecific competition precision root foraging behavior scale sensitivity spatial nutrient heterogeneity