Environmental distribution of four Carex species (Cyperaceae) in an old-growth forest

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1507-1516

  Vellend, Mark ^a,c   Lechowicz, Martin J ^a   Waterway, Marcia J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carex; Cyperaceae; Environmental heterogeneity; Forest herbs; Habitat niche; Sedges; Species diversity; Understory herbs

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROHABITAT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SEDGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

CAREX; CAREX BACKII; CAREX COMMUNIS; CAREX PLANTAGINEA; CAREX PLATYPHYLLA;

EID: 0033761029     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656877     Document Type: Article

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