Effect of local and regional processes on plant species richness in tallgrass prairie

Oikos

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 571-579

  Collins, Scott L ^a,b,c   Glenn, Susan M ^d   Briggs, John M ^e  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d Gloucester County College   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM SCOPARIUM (#IT2);

EID: 0036949606     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.12112.x     Document Type: Article

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