Abiotic stress and the relative importance of interference and facilitation in Montane bunchgrass communities in Western Montana

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 386-396

  Greenlee, John T ^a,b   Callaway, Ragan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Lolo National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUNCHGRASS; FACILITATION; INTERFERENCE; STRESS;

USA, MONTANA, GARNET RANGE;

BRASSICACEAE; LESQUERELLA CARINATA LANGUODA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030480728     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285931     Document Type: Article

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