A hierarchical perspective of plant diversity

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-212

  Sarr, Daniel A ^a   Hibbs, David E ^b   Huston, Michael A ^c  

^a Klamath Network National Park Service   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Equilibrium models; Heterogeneity; Hierarchy; Multiscale; Nonequilibrium models; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OREGON; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; PRECIPITATION;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 21344446784     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/433058     Document Type: Review

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