Alpine vascular plant species richness: The importance of daily maximum temperature and pH

Plant Ecology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-25

  Vonlanthen, C M ^a   Kammer, P M ^a   Eugster, W ^b   Buhler A ^a   Veit, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine vegetation; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Intermediate stress hypothesis; Microclimate; Soil nutrients; Standing crop

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CROP; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33745023580     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9048-5     Document Type: Article

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