Permanent plots as tools for plant community ecology

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-202

  Herben, Tomáš ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Dynamics; Interaction

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PERMANENT PLOT;

EID: 0030435763     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236319     Document Type: Review

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