Effect of spatial scale on relationship between plant species richness and microclimate in a forested ecosystem

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-88

  Xu, Ming ^a   Qi, Ye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microclimate; Plant species richness; Scale; Species energy theory

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MICROCLIMATE; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0034031595     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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