Plant size and resprouting ability: Trading tolerance and avoidance of damage?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1027-1034

  Vesk, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Damage avoidance; Damage tolerance; Disturbance response; Ecological strategies; Growth form; Plant functional types; Research synthesis; Sprouting; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH FORM; ONTOGENY; PLANT; RESPROUTING; SEEDLING; SURVIVORSHIP; TOLERANCE;

EID: 33746770551     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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