Is the change of plant-plant interactions with abiotic stress predictable? A meta-analysis of field results in arid environments

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 748-757

  Maestre, Fernando T ^a   Valladares, Fernando ^b   Reynolds, James F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Arid; Competition; Environmental gradients; Facilitation; Meta analysis; Plant plant interactions; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACILITATION; SEMIARID REGION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 26444460039     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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