On the balance between positive and negative plant interactions in harsh environments

Oikos

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 539-543

  Olofsson, Johan ^a   Moen, Jon ^a   Oksanen, Lauri ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; VASCULAR PLANT;

OXYRIA DIGYNA; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS GLACIALIS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0032878388     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546658     Document Type: Article

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