Field competitive equivalence between grasses differing in drought tolerance in a Patagonian semiarid steppe

Competition is an important interaction in systems with water limitations. Many plant species show a trade-off between stress tolerance and competitive ability. Our hypothesis was that competitive ability is higher for species less tolerant to drought. Bromus pictus and Pappostipa speciosa are two c...

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Autor principal: Couso, Luciana Laura
Otros Autores: Biganzoli, Fernando, Fernández, Roberto Javier
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