Coexistence and relative abundance in annual plant assemblages: The roles of competition and colonization

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 452-467

  Levine, Jonathan M ^a   Rees, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual plants; Coexistence; Colonization; Competition; Niche

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0036794069     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342073     Document Type: Article

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