Competitive response hierarchies for germination, growth, and survival and their influence on abundance

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 979-990

  Howard, T G ^a   Goldberg, D E ^a  

^a New York Natural Heritage Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Competitive hierarchy; Competitive response; Components of fitness; Field experiments; Germination; Growth; Natural abundance; Old field community; Seedling; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GERMINATION; GROWTH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035060836     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0979:CRHFGG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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