Relative competitive performance of 63 species of terrestrial herbaceous plants

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-16

  Keddy, P ^a,b   Nielsen, K ^a   Weiher, E ^c   Lawson, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alvar; Barren; Competition; Competitive hierarchy; Old field; Phytometer; Rock barren; Trait

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GROWTH FORM; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

AGROPYRON REPENS; SAXIFRAGA VIRGINIENSIS; TRICHOSTEMA BRACHIATUM;

EID: 0036225612     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02018.x     Document Type: Article

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