Vegetation dynamics and dynamic vegetation science

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 421-442

  Van Der Maarel, Eddy ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

disturbance; gap dynamics; patch dynamics; species mobility; species pool; succession

Indexed keywords

CAROUSEL MODEL; DISTURBANCE; NUMERICAL VEGETATION ANALYSIS; PATCH DYNAMICS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NETHERLANDS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030299280     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00804.x     Document Type: Review

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