An experimental study of plant community invasibility

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 776-790

  Burke, M J W ^a   Grime, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Derbyshire, UK; Disturbance; Fertility; Field experiment; Gaps; Gradients; Invasibility; Invasion; Limestone grassland; Seed size; Seed sowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000271817     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265501     Document Type: Article

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