Patterns of plant species richness in relation to different environments: An appraisal

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-166

  Pausas, Juli G ^a   Austin, Mike P ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Environmental gradient; Functional type; Life form; Nutrient gradient; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0034966648     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236601     Document Type: Article

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