Effects of a directional abiotic gradient on plant community dynamics and invasion in a coastal dune system

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 468-481

  Lortie, Christopher J ^a,b   Cushman, J Hall ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Coastal dunes; Gradients; Nitrogen availability; Plant community composition; Plant invasions; Soil particle size; Wind

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INVASIBILITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247242271     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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