Interactions of local and regional processes: Species richness in tussock sedge communities

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-318

  Lord, L A ^a   Lee, T D ^a  

^a Carex Ecosystem Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carex stricta; Competition; Dispersal; Leaf litter; Local or regional scale; Propagule availability and limitation; Seed addition; Species richness; Standing crop

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035128812     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0313:IOLARP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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