Hierarchical reproductive allocation and allometry within a perennial bunchgrass after 11 years of nutrient addition.

Bunchgrasses are one of the most important plant functional groups in grassland ecosystems. Reproductive allocation (RA) for a bunchgrass is a hierarchical process; however, how bunchgrasses adjust their RAs along hierarchical levels in response to nutrient addition has never been addressed. Here, u...

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Main Authors: Dashuan Tian, Qingmin Pan, Matthew Simmons, Hada Chaolu, Baohong Du, Yongfei Bai, Hong Wang, Xingguo Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3439474?pdf=render