Species diversity, niche metrics and species associations in harvested and undisturbed bogs

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 549-560

  Soro, Antonella ^a,b   Sundberg, Sebastian ^a   Rydin, Håkan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Dispersal; Establishment; Interactions; Niche metrics; Non randomness; Pattern; Regeneration niche; Sphagnum

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION; DISTURBANCE; NICHE; PLANT COMMUNITY;

SWEDEN;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0033180368     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237189     Document Type: Article

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