Plant traits as predictors of woody species dominance in climax forest communities

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 327-336

  Koike, F ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alien species; Local flora; Maximum height; Pollination; Seed dispersal; Shade tolerance; Species pool; Trait analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMAX; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0034810882     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236846     Document Type: Article

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