Plant characteristics are poor predictors of microsite colonization during the first two years of primary succession

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 397-406

  Walker, L R ^a   Bellingham, P J ^b   Peltzer, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dispersal mode; Filter; Floodplain; Functional group; Growth form; Native; New Zealand; Nitrogen fixation; Non native; Surface contour

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FLOODPLAIN; GRASS; HABITAT SELECTION; HERB; NITROGEN FIXATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SHRUB; SOIL;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; KAIKOURA; KOWHAI VALLEY; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

POACEAE;

EID: 33746886619     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)017[0397:PCAPPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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