Variation in the effects of vegetation and litter on recruitment across productivity gradients

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 436-449

  Suding, Katharine Nash ^a   Goldberg, Deborah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community response; Competitive intensity; Environmental gradients; Facilitation; Indirect interactions; Interference; Productivity

Indexed keywords

POPULATION; STRESS TOLERANCE;

LITTER; PRODUCTIVITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; VEGETATION;

EID: 0033040615     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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