Competition and facilitation: A synthetic approach to interactions in plant communities

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1958-1965

  Callaway, Ragan M ^a   Walker, Lawrence R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Competition; Facilitation; Indirect interactions; Interactions; Life stage; Plant community; Positive interactions

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FACILITATION; INDIRECT INTERACTION; LIFE STAGE; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 0031284545     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1958:CAFASA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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