Can isotropy vs. anisotropy in the spatial association of plant species reveal physical vs. biotic facilitation?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-136

  Haase, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregated pattern; Bivariate pattern; Clustered pattern; Competition; Facilitation; K statistics; L statistics; Nurse plant effect; Ripley's K function; Second order spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ISOTROPY; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

SPAIN;

ANTHYLLIS; ANTHYLLIS CYTISOIDES; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA BARRELIERI; RETAMA; RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 0034912935     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2001.tb02623.x     Document Type: Article

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