Distribution of vascular plant species richness along an elevational gradient in the Dongling Mountains, Beijing, China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-160

  Ren, Hai Bao ^a   Niu, Shu Kui ^b   Zhang, Lin Yan ^c   Ma, Ke Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Life form; Patterns; Scale; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; DONGLING MOUNTAIN; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33646705589     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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