Facilitation by Pinus flexilis during succession: A hierarchy of mechanisms benefits other plant species

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1816-1830

  Baumeister, Dayna ^a,b   Callaway, Ragan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Biomimicry Guild   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Competition; Hierarchical facilitation; Interacting mechanisms; Pinus flexilis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Ribes cereum; Shade; Snowdrifts; Succession; Wind

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; FACILITATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MICROHABITAT; PLANT; SHADE TOLERANCE; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; WIND DIRECTION;

GREAT PLAINS; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

PINUS FLEXILIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RIBES; RIBES CEREUM; RIBES HUDSONIANUM;

EID: 33746568914     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1816:FBPFDS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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