Experimental demonstration that plant diversity reduces invasibility - Evidence of a biological mechanism or a consequence of sampling effect?

Oikos

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 161-170

  Wardle, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INVASIBILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING BIAS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0035159523     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.950119.x     Document Type: Review

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