Extending the quasi-neutral concept

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-33

  Palmer, Michael W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0035027241     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803135     Document Type: Article

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