Plant functional traits, ecosystem structure and land-use history along a climatic gradient in central-western Argentina

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 651-660

  Díaz, Sandra ^a   Cabido, Marcelo ^a   Zak, Marcelo ^a   Martínez Carretero, Eduardo ^b   Araníbar, Julieta ^b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Climate; Disturbance; Environmental filter; Global change; Grazing; Trait environment link

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; LAND USE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0032707359     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237080     Document Type: Article

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