Stability of ecosystem properties in response to above-ground functional group richness and composition

Oikos

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-23

  Wardle, David A ^a   Bonner, Karen I ^a   Barker, Gary M ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 0034108682     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890102.x     Document Type: Article

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