Stability and coexistence in a lawn community: Experimental assessment of the stability of the actual community

Oikos

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 409-423

  Roxburgh, Stephen H ^a,b   Wilson, J Bastow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION; MATRIX; PLANT COMMUNITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0034002354     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.880219.x     Document Type: Article

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