Spatio-temporally variable effects of a dominant macrophyte on vascular plant neighbors

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Ervin, Gary N ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Juncus effusus; Plant interactions; Succession; Tussock forming plants; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROPHYTE; WETLAND;

JUNCUS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33749495007     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/8     Document Type: Article

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