High-elevation rock outcrop vegetation of the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 703-722

  Wiser, Susan K ^a,b   Peet, Robert K ^a   White, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Correspondence Analysis; Disjunct distribution; Endemic species; Insular habitat; Partial ordination

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROCK OUTCROP;

USA, APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030301185     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236382     Document Type: Article

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