A periodic table for ecology? A chemist's view of plant functional types

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 425-430

  Steffen, William L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic model; Ecology chemistry analogy; Environmental response; Global Change; Vegetation model

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY-CHEMISTRY ANALOGY; FUNCTIONAL TYPE; PERIODIC TABLE;

EID: 0029660504     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236286     Document Type: Article

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