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Spatial and temporal variation in competitive effects on soil moisture and pine response
Author(s): R. J. Mitchell, B. R. Zutter, T. H. Green, M. A. Perry, D. H. Gjerstad and G. R. Glover
Month: Feb
Year: 1993
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecological Applications
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Pages: 167-174
Article Topic(s): Competition, Water
Research Setting(s): Field
Species Referenced: Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge),
Abstract
Investigates the effects of planting Andropogon virginicus and Liquidambar styraciflua on the growth of Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) via water availability. Both A. virginicus and L. styraciflua decreased water availability deeper in the soil. However, water availability on the soil surface was either unchanged our increased in the presence of both or one of the species. Water stress explained more than half of the variation in P. taeda size after one growing season.Suggested Citation
R. J. Mitchell, B. R. Zutter, T. H. Green, M. A. Perry, D. H. Gjerstad and G. R. Glover. "Spatial and temporal variation in competitive effects on soil moisture and pine response." Ecological Applications 3.1 (1993): 167-174.Go back