Species richness in deciduous forests: Effects of species pools and environmental variables

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 505-516

  Dupré, Cecilia ^a,b   Wessberg, Camilla ^b   Diekmann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ellenberg indicator values; Habitat specific species pool; Hump shaped model; Regional species pool; Soil pH; Spatial heterogeneity; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036669485     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02077.x     Document Type: Article

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