Some notes on complexity in vegetation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-72

  Pignatti, Sandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy flow, Function; Plant community; Self organizing system; Structure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION;

EID: 0030428646     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236410     Document Type: Article

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