Patterns in the fate of production in plant communities

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-468

  Cebrian, Just ^a,b  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Decomposition; Herbivory; Plant community; Primary production

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0032753812     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303244     Document Type: Article

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