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The lazy root : Will a change in the rainfall regime or increased anthropogenic nitrogen result in an alteration in the competitive balance between trees and grassed in a semi-arid South Africa savanna?
In an attempt to determine why trees and grasses are able to coexist in savannas, Walter (1971) first proposed the root niche separation model for savannas which suggests that trees and grasses have differential access to water due to spatial differences in their rooting profiles. Subsequent studies...
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Department of Biological Sciences
2017
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