Effects of resource availability and heterogeneity on the slope of the species-area curve along a floodplain-upland gradient

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 487-496

  Desilets P ^a   Houle, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flooding stress; North America; Plant diversity; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HETEROGENEITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SLOPE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744481314     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2005)16[487:EORAAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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