Vegetation, environment, and time: The origination and termination of ecosystems

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 549-557

  Jackson, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Ecosystem; Global change; Historical range of variation; Paleo ecology; Vegetation dynamics; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 33845239890     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)17[549:VEATTO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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