Propagule pools mediate community assembly and diversity-ecosystem regulation along a grassland productivity gradient

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 435-449

  Foster, Bryan L ^a   Dickson, Timothy L ^a   Murphy, Cheryl A ^a   Karel, Irene S ^a   Smith, Val H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Diversity; Ecosystem regulation; Grassland; Invasion; Microsite limitation; Productivity gradient; Propagule pools; Seed limitation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; LANDSCAPE; PRODUCTIVITY; SEED;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642567075     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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