The influence of species diversity on ecosystem productivity: How, where, and why?

Oikos

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 514-526

  Fridley, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0034942634     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.930318.x     Document Type: Review

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