Maintaining mechanism of species diversity of land plant communities

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 573-578

  Shang, Wenyan ^a   Wu, Gang ^a   Fu, Xiao ^a   Liu, Yang ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Maintaining mechanism; Plant community; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 25844494209     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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