Erin E O'Brien

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Root proliferation and seed yield in response to spatial heterogeneity of below-ground competition
    Erin E O'Brien
    Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 93106, USA
    New Phytol 168:401-12. 2005
  2. ncbi Roots in space: a spatially explicit model for below-ground competition in plants
    Erin E O'Brien
    Joint Science Department, Claremont Colleges, W M Keck Science Center, 925 N Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 5916, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 274:929-34. 2007

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Publications2

  1. ncbi Root proliferation and seed yield in response to spatial heterogeneity of below-ground competition
    Erin E O'Brien
    Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 93106, USA
    New Phytol 168:401-12. 2005
    ..Root proliferation in the shared pot was higher compared with the exclusively occupied pot. Plants appear to display sophisticated nutrient foraging with outcomes that permit insights into interplant competition...
  2. ncbi Roots in space: a spatially explicit model for below-ground competition in plants
    Erin E O'Brien
    Joint Science Department, Claremont Colleges, W M Keck Science Center, 925 N Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 5916, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 274:929-34. 2007
    ..Seemingly erratic patterns of root proliferation and root overlap become the expected outcome of nutrient foraging games played in soils with small-scale heterogeneities in nutrient availability...