The factors controlling species density in herbaceous plant communities: An assessment

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-28

  Grace, James B ^a  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community biomass; Disturbance; Habitat productivity; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Species density; Species pool

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 0032702895     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00063     Document Type: Article

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