Open AccessLeaf Photosynthesis and Plant Competitive Success in a Mixed-grass Prairie: With Reference to Exotic Grasses Invasion
Author(s) -
Xuejun Dong,
Janet Patton,
Lianhong Gu,
J. Wang,
Bob D. Patton
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of ecosystem and ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2157-7625
DOI - 10.4172/2157-7625.1000152
Subject(s) - biology , agronomy , rangeland , photosynthesis , grassland , specific leaf area , growing season , dominance (genetics) , tussock , grazing , plant community , competition (biology) , bromus tectorum , nutrient , poa pratensis , ecology , botany , poaceae , perennial plant , ecological succession , biochemistry , gene