Large-scale spatial dynamics of plants: A response to Freckleton & Watkinson

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 316-320

  Ehrlén, Johan ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0037392802     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00753.x     Document Type: Review

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