An individual-based model of alpine plant distributions

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 99-126

  Humphries, Hope C ^a,b   Coffin, Debra P ^a   Lauenroth, William K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PLANT COMMUNITY;

USA, COLORADO, NIWOT RIDGE;

ACOMASTYLIS ROSSII; DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA; KOBRESIA MYOSUROIDES;

EID: 0029666890     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(94)00144-8     Document Type: Article

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