A scale-independent approach to the richness vs biomass relationship in ground-layer plant communities

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 325-332

  Zobel, Kristjan ^a   Liira, Jaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS RELATIONSHIP; FOREST; GRASSLAND; GROUND LAYER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ESTONIA;

EID: 0030841473     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546600     Document Type: Article

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