Rocky Mountain ecosystems: Diversity, complexity and interactions

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1081-1089

  Bassman, John H ^a   Johnson, Jon D ^b   Fins, Lauren ^a,b,c   Dobrowolski, James P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Disturbance; Ecology; Ecophysiology; Genetics; Water

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0345331023     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.16.1081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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