Variation in species richness within and between calcareous (alvar) grassland stands: The role of core and satellite species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-213

  Pärtel, Meelis ^a   Moora, Mari ^a   Zobel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Spatial turnover; Species pool; Species traits

Indexed keywords

ALVAR; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; NESTEDNESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ESTONIA;

EID: 0035707780     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013938624716     Document Type: Article

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