Functional Matrix: A Conceptual Framework for Predicting Multiple Plant Effects on Ecosystem Processes

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 34, Issue , 2003, Pages 455-485

  Eviner, Valerie T ^a   Chapin III, F Stuart ^b  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Climate feedbacks; Ecosystem processes; Functional group; Functional matrix; Litter quality; Species effects

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 0842279811     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.34.011802.132342     Document Type: Review

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