Is species richness dependent on the neighbouring stands? An analysis of the community patterns in mountain grasslands of central Argentina

Oikos

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 346-354

  Cantero, Juan José ^a   Pärtel, Meelis ^b   Zobel, Martin ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARGENTINA;

POACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0032736756     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546750     Document Type: Article

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