Environmental heterogeneity and species diversity of forest sedges

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-87

  Bell, Graham ^a   Lechowicz, Martin J ^a   Waterway, Marcia J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Carex; Habitat; Implant; Plasticity; Range; Stability; Transplant

Indexed keywords

CLONE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIANCE; FOREST; GENETIC LINE; HETEROGENEITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SEDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CAREX;

EID: 0034013846     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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