Effects of density on timing of emergence and its consequences for survival and growth in two communities of annual plants

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-396

  Turkington, R ^a   Goldberg, D E ^b,c   Olsvig Whittaker, L ^c,d   Dyer, A R ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d Science Division   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Demography; Density dependence; Desert; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DUNE; GROWTH RATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; POACEAE;

EID: 13244259611     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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