Alternative classifications in the intrinsic guild structure of a New Zealand tussock grassland

Oikos

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 566-572

  Wilson, J Bastow ^a   Gitay, Habiba ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GUILD STRUCTURE; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032827074     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546661     Document Type: Article

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