Factors determining the centrifugal organization of remnant Festuca grassland communities in Alberta

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-134

  Vujnovic, K ^a   Wein, Ross W ^a   Dale, M R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agglomerative clustering; Aspen parkland; Centrifugal model; Core habitat; Disturbance; Exotic species; Fescue, Invasion; Peripheral habitat; Prairie; Soil factor

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; SOIL PROPERTY;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

FESTUCA; FESTUCA HALLII;

EID: 0034144397     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236784     Document Type: Article

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