Patterns of plant species richness in a wet slash-pine (Pinus elliottii) savanna

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 216-224

  Brewer, J Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Pinus elliottii; Species richness; Wet pine savanna

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FACILITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ILEX; ILEX GLABRA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 0031880444     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997219     Document Type: Article

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