Linking root traits and competitive success in grassland species

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• 作者：Janneke M. Ravenek ; Liesje Mommer ; Eric J. W. Visser ; Jasper van Ruijven…
• 关键词：Soil nutrient heterogeneity ; Nutrient uptake ; Root length density ; Relative growth rate ; Specific root length ; Selective root placement
• 刊名：Plant and Soil
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：407
• 期：1-2
• 页码：39-53
• 全文大小：1,610 KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Plant Sciences
  Soil Science and Conservation
  Plant Physiology
  Ecology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-5036
• 卷排序：407

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Background and aimsCompetition is an important force shaping plant communities. Here we test the hypothesis that high overall root length density and selective root placement in nutrient patches, as two alternative strategies, confer competitive advantage in species mixtures.