Plant functional types and disturbance dynamics - Introduction

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 603-608

  McIntyre, S ^a   Díaz, Sandra ^b   Lavorel, Sandra ^c   Cramer, Wolfgang ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d Potsdam Inst F K   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Functional trait; Plant community

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

EID: 0032732668     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.1999.tb00103.x     Document Type: Review

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