Summary and Interpretation of Underground Development in Grassland Communities

Authors

J. E. Weaver, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

1-1958

Comments

Published in Ecological Monographs, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 1958), pp. 55-78. Copyright 1958 Ecological Society of America. Used by permission.

Abstract

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Grassland Soils
Underground Parts of Grasses of Lowland
True Prairie
Big Bluestem
Other Grasses
Discussion and Interpretation
Underground Pats of Grasses of Upland True Prairie
Little Bluestem
Needlegrass
Prairie Dropseed
Big Bluestem
Other Grasses
Experiments with Underground Parts
Discussion and Interpretation
Underground Parts of Grasses of Mixed Prairie of Hard Lands
Buffalo Grass
Blue Grama
Purple Three-Awn
Western Wheatgrass
Side-Oats Grama
Needle-and-Thread
Other Grasses
Other Studies in Hard Lands
Discussion and Interpretation
Underground Parts of Grasses of Mixed Prairie of Loess Hills
Underground Parts of Grasses of Sand Hills
Sand Bluestem
Sand Reed
Blowout Grass
Sandhills Muhly
Little Bluestem
Other Grasses
Other Studies in Sand Hills
Discussion and Interpretation
Root-Soil Relations in Various Soil Types
Examples of Root Habits in Azonal Soils
Segregating Factors Influencing Root Distribution
Root Development and Removal of Tops
Summary
Literature Cited