Title | Belowground bud banks increase along a precipitation gradient of the North American Great Plains: a test of the meristem limitation hypothesis |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Dalgleish, HJ, Hartnett, DC |
Journal | New Phytologist |
Volume | 171 |
Pagination | 81 -89 |
Accession Number | KNZ001043 |
Abstract | • In perennial grasslands, the below-ground population of meristems (bud bank) plays a fundamental role in plant population dynamics. Here, we tested the ‘meristem limitation hypothesis’ prediction – that bud banks increase along an increasing precipitation/productivity gradient in North American grasslands – and assessed the seasonal dynamics of bud banks. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01739.x |