Geographical separation of two Ulex species at three spatial scales: Does competition limit species' ranges?

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-271

  Bullock, James M ^a   Edwards, Rebecca J ^a   Carey, Peter D ^a   Rose, Rob J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY;

FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ULEX GALLII; ULEX MINOR;

EID: 0034062350     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00281.x     Document Type: Article

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