The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region

Aims We hypothesized that in seasonally-arid systems the evolution of annuality is controlled by both moisture regime and substrate quality, with infertile soils either precluding annuality or selecting for improved nutrient acquisition in annuals. The grass flora of the Cape Floristic Region to tes...

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Published in:	Plant and soil Vol. 355; no. 1/2; pp. 323 - 340
Main Authors:	Verboom, G. Anthony, Moore, Timothy E., Hoffmann, Vera, Cramer, Michael D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01-06-2012 Springer Netherlands Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Animal, plant and microbial ecology Annuals Aquatic plants Biological and medical sciences Biomass Biomedical and Life Sciences Botanical research Climate Data processing Ecological life histories Ecology Ehrharta calycina Environment Environmental aspects Evolution Flora Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agronomy. Plant production Grasses Inflorescences Joints Life history Life Sciences Mountains Nutrients Plant growth Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Plant-soil relationships Plants Poaceae Rainy season Regular Article Rhizomes Sand Soil Soil fertility Soil nutrients Soil plant interactions Soil science Soil Science & Conservation Soil water Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments Substrates Survival Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa Australia Root mass ratio Cape floristic region Annual Fynbos Perennial Relative growth rate Rainfall Flowering Soil nutrients Poaceae Biomass allocation Succulent karoo Monocotyledones Climate Phytogeography Growth rate Biogeography Physical environment Biomass Inorganic element Rain Gramineae Angiospermae Shrubbery Partition Life history Meteorological phenomenon Root Mediterranean vegetation Fynbos (sclerophyll shrubland) Soils Vegetation type Flora Vegetative apparatus Spermatophyta Atmospheric precipitation
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