Dune plant species diversity and function in two barrier island biogeomorphic systems

Plant Ecology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-196

  Stallins, J Anthony ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic equilibrium model; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Plant functional types; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; DUNE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037281723     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022224216705     Document Type: Article

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