Abiotic constraints at the upper boundaries of two Rumex species on a freshwater flooding gradient

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 138-147

  Lenssen, J P M ^a   De Kroon, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competitive displacement; Disturbance; Drought; Flooding; Herbivory; Hydrological gradients; Niche; Zonation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ELEVATION; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; NICHE; PHYSIOLOGY;

RUMEX; RUMEX CRISPUS; RUMEX PALUSTRIS;

EID: 13544257330     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2004.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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