Sources of spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the colonization of an alpine krummholz environment by the weedy subalpine plant Chamerion angustifolium (fireweed)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 933-939

  Dona, Amy J ^a   Galen, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine krummholz; Chamerion angustifolium; Drought stress; Habitat heterogeneity; Plant plant interactions; Salix; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

SEED; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

ALPINE KRUMMHOLZ; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; DROUGHT STRESS; HABITAT HETEROGENEITY; PLANT-PLANT INTERACTIONS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANGIOSPERM; COLONIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FOREST CANOPY; GERMINATION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PATCHINESS; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; TREELINE; WEED;

PLANTS; SALIX; SEEDS; SOIL MECHANICS;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

BASSIA SCOPARIA; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; SALIX; SALIX ARBUSCULOIDES;

EID: 33750598224     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-048     Document Type: Article

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