Species associations and nurse plant effects in patches of high-Andean vegetation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-364

  Nuñez, Cecilia I ^a   Aizen, Marcelo A ^a   Ezcurra, Cecilia ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cushion plant; High mountain vegetation; Nurse plant effect; Southern Andes; Species association; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARGENTINA; NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0344564134     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237064     Document Type: Article

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