Linking patterns and processes in alpine plant communities: A global study

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1395-1400

  Kikvidze, Zaal ^a,b   Pugnaire, Francisco I ^a   Brooker, Robin W ^c   Choler, Philippe ^d   Lortie, Christopher J ^e   Michalet, Richard ^f   Callaway, Ragan M ^g  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine systems; Climate change; Competition; Environmental stress; Facilitation; Plant interactions; Precipitation; Productivity; Spatial pattern; Species diversity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 20444383867     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1926     Document Type: Article

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