Re-analysis of meta-analysis: Support for the stress-gradient hypothesis

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-16

  Lortie, Christopher J ^a   Callaway, Ragan M ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Competition; Criteria for data selection; Facilitation; Gradients; Meta analysis; Plant plant interactions; Progress; Statistics; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

EID: 33645074135     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01066.x     Document Type: Review

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