The effect of density on size frequency distributions in chalk grassland bryophyte populations

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 533-539

  Van Der Hoeven, E C ^a   During, H J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CHALK GRASSLAND; GRASSLAND; SHOOT DENSITY; SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION;

CALLIERGONELLA CUSPIDATA; CTENIDIUM MOLLUSCUM; RHYTIDIADELPHUS SQUARROSUS;

EID: 0031460783     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546626     Document Type: Article

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