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Competition became more size symmetric over time in heterogeneous soil.
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e0“in the long term, competition becomes more size-symmetric in the heterogeneous soils”
Title
SOIL NUTRIENT HETEROGENEITY ALTERS COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO PERENNIAL GRASS SPECIES
Bart Fransen; Hans de Kroon; Frank Berendse Ecology 2001. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2534:snhacb]2.0.co;2
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- Observation F. rubra had higher relative competitive ability than A. odoratum in homogeneous soil.
- Intervention effect The competitive advantage of F. rubra declined under heterogeneous conditions and the species became equally competitive.
- Observation Both species had higher root density in richer patches under fine-grained heterogeneity.
- Observation Root density responses were not significant in coarse-grained heterogeneous soil.
- Observation F. rubra acquired significantly more strontium in mixtures in homogeneous soil.
- Observation The species had equal nutrient acquisition in coarse- and fine-grained heterogeneous soil.
- Observation Shoot-size competition was size symmetric in homogeneous soil.
- Observation Shoot-size competition was size asymmetric under heterogeneous soil.