Effects of feedbacks and seed rain on ecotone patterns

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-38

  Malanson, George P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotone; Positive feedback; Seed rain; Simulation; Treeline

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; FEEDBACK; SEED RAIN; TREE LINE;

EID: 0031438133     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02698205     Document Type: Article

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