Predicting competitive interactions between pioneer plant species by using plant traits

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 489-494

  Rosch H ^a   Van Rooyen, M W ^a   Theron, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competitive effect hierarchy; Dimorphotheca sinuata; Life history strategy; Namaqualand; Phytometer

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHOTHECA SINUATA;

EID: 0343035570     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237200     Document Type: Article

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