Geographic variability of ecological niches of plant species: Are competition and stress relevant?

Ecography

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 721-729

  Prinzing, Andreas ^a,b   Durka, Walter ^a   Klotz, Stefan ^a   Brandl, Roland ^a,c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NICHE; PLANT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0036957131     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002.250608.x     Document Type: Article

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