Tempo and mode of vegetation dynamics over 50 years in a New Zealand alpine cushion/tussock community

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-236

  Mark, Alan F ^a   Wilson, J Bastow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cushion growth; Cyclic succession; Markov model; Paludification; Succession; Tusssock bunch grass

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

DONATIA NOVAE-ZELANDIAE;

EID: 20444475811     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02360.x     Document Type: Article

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