Does diversity beget diversity? A case study of crops and weeds

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-240

  Palmer, Michael W ^a   Maurer, Teresa A ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Assoc Technol Transf Rural Areas   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Habitat heterogeneity; Niche limitation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031440413     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237352     Document Type: Article

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