Variation in species richness and species pool size across a pH gradient in forests of the southern Blue Ridge mountains

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-401

  Peet, Robert K ^a   Fridley, Jason D ^a   Gramling, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidophile; Calciphile; Pleistocene; Soil acidity; Species density; Species diversity; Species pool

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; FLORA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PH; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

APPALACHIANS; BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACIDOPHILES;

EID: 0348195685     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803247     Document Type: Article

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