Changes in Mediterranean plant succession: Old-fields revisited

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 519-526

  Debussche, M ^a   Escarre, J ^a   Lepart, J ^a   Houssard, C ^a   Lavorel, S ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Disturbance; Life form; Space for time substitution; Species richness; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; OLD-FIELD; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES TURNOVER; SUCCESSION;

FRANCE;

EID: 0029660484     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236300     Document Type: Article

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