Interferences between Sphagnum and vascular plants: Effects on plant community structure and peat formation

Oikos

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 469-482

  Malmer, Nils ^a   Albinsson, Crister ^a,b   Svensson, Brita M ^a,c   Wallén, Bo ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); LIGHT; MOSS; NUTRIENT; PEATLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; VASCULAR PLANT;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; NARTHECIUM; NARTHECIUM OSSIFRAGUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0012476651     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12170.x     Document Type: Article

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