Herbivory, plant regeneration, and species coexistence

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 609-615

  Hulme, Philip E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Frequency dependence; Grazing; Plant competition; Seed predation; Seedling recruitment; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL DISTURBANCE;

EID: 0030304876     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261482     Document Type: Article

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