Quadratic variation in old-field species richness along gradients of disturbance and nitrogen

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 492-504

  Wilson, Scott D ^a   Tilman, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Disturbance; Diversity; Extirpation; Nitrogen; Old field; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LOCAL EXTINCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLD FIELD; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MINNESTOTA; UNITED STATES;

SCHIZACHYRIUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 0036165982     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0492:QVIOFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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