Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: It is time for dispersal experiments

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 543-547

  Zobel, Martin ^a   Öpik, Maarja ^a,b   Moora, Mari ^a   Pärtel, Meelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrival probability; Diaspore; Ecosystem function; Invasion; Propagule; Seed; Species diversity; Species pool

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTINCTION RISK; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 33749580753     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)17[543:BAEFII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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