Habitat distribution models, spatial autocorrelation, functional traits and dispersal capacity of alpine plant species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-84

  Dirnbock T ^a,b   Dullinger, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diaspore length; Dispersal mode; Disturbance; Ordinal response model; Plant functional trait; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AUTOCORRELATION; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1942476901     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02239.x     Document Type: Article

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