Predicting plant species diversity in response to disturbance magnitude in grassland remnants of central Alberta

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 504-511

  Vujnovic, K ^a   Wein, Ross W ^a   Dale, M R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity; Exotic species; Grassland; Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY;

GRASSLANDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GRASSLAND; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA HALLII; PIPERACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036314133     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-032     Document Type: Article

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