The resource balance hypothesis of plant species diversity in grassland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-200

  Braakhekke, Willem G ^a   Hooftman, Danny A P ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Equilibrium; Microhabitat differentiation; N P ratio; Nature conservation; Nutrient limitation; Species richness; Stabilizing mechanism

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GRASSLAND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROHABITAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0033117756     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237140     Document Type: Article

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