Identifying plant functional types using floristic data bases: Ecological correlates of plant range size

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 417-424

  Kelly, Colleen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crete; Evolutionary Comparative Method; Great Britain; Growth form; Life form; Mutualism; Plant ecological flexibility

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

FLORISTIC DATABASE; FUNCTIONAL TYPE; LIFE FORM; RANGE SIZE;

GREECE, CRETE; IRELAND; UK;

EID: 0029660499     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236285     Document Type: Article

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