Environmental factors influencing spatial patterns of shrub diversity in chaparral, Santa Ynez Mountains, California

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-52

  Moody, A ^a   Meentemeyer, R K ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal sage scrub; Digital terrain model; Environmental gradient; Regression tree; Resource limitation; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SHRUBLAND; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

SALVIA;

EID: 0034924671     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2001.tb02615.x     Document Type: Article

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