Environmental controls on dominance and diversity of woody plant species in a Madrean, Sky Island ecosystem, Arizona, USA

Plant Ecology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-30

  Poulos, Helen M ^a,b   Taylor, Alan H ^a   Beaty, R Matthew ^a,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Gradient analysis; Madrean evergreen woodlands; Ordination; Sky Islands; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND; WOODY PLANT;

ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA MADRE; SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848825285     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9245-x     Document Type: Article

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