Testing performance rank reversals among coexisting species: Crossover point irradiance analysis by Sack & Grubb (2001) and alternatives

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 276-281

  Kitajima, K ^a   Bolker, B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE;

EID: 0037509872     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.07101.x     Document Type: Review

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