Influence of substrate type and microsite availability on the persistence of foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana, Pinaceae) in the Klamath Mountains, California

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1615-1624

  Eckert, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Habitat heterogeneity; Klamath Mountains; Microsites; Pinaceae; Pinus balfouriana; Species diversity; Ultramafic substrates

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; PERSISTENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE;

COAST RANGES; KLAMATH MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINACEAE; PINUS BALFOURIANA;

EID: 33751210958     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.11.1615     Document Type: Article

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