Plant density determines species richness along an experimental fertility gradient

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 455-465

  Stevens, M Henry H ^a   Carson, Walter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Assemblage level thinning; Interspecific competition; Old field; Productivity; Self thinning; Simulation; Soil fertility; Species diversity; Species richness; Stem density

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0033056454     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0455:PDDSRA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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