Modelled photosynthesis predicts woody plant richness at three geographic scales across the north-western United States

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 470-485

  Swenson, Jennifer J ^a,b   Waring, Richard H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATURESERVE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC; Multiple scales; Photosynthesis; Productivity; Species richness; Temperate forest; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 33748191632     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2006.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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