Plant strategy theories: A comment on Craine (2005): Forum

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-230

  Grime, J Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Plant strategies; Trait screening; Ultimate and proximal controls

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 33846924051     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01163.x     Document Type: Review

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