Plant species coexistence in cliff habitats

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 483-494

  Cooper, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Isles; Cliff vegetation; Northern Ireland; Phytogeography; Species diversity; TWINSPAN

Indexed keywords

ANT COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP;

ARIZONA; AUSTRALIA; NORTH AMERICA; USA;

CAMPONOTINI; CAMPONOTUS; CREMATOGASTER; DOLICHODERINAE; DORYMYRMEX; FORELIUS; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LEPTOTHORAX; LIOMETOPUM; MONOMORIUM; MYRMECOCYSTUS; MYRMICA; PHEIDOLE; POGONOMYRMEX; PRENOLEPIS; SOLENOPSIS; STENAMMA;

EID: 0030669495     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1997.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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