Species richness and evenness as a function of biomass in arable plant communities

We evaluated the hypothesis that competitive dominants change the species richness and evenness of arable plant communities. Three field experiments including cool-season crops and unsown short fallows were carried out in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ground cover, biomass and species richness of crops a...

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Autor principal: Poggio, Santiago Luis
Otros Autores: Ghersa, Claudio Marco
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