New Zealand forest to alpine transitions in global context

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 240-249

  Wardle, Peter ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIFFERENTIATION; DOMINANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; TRANSITION ZONE;

ANDES; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

NOTHOFAGUS; POACEAE;

EID: 38949166357     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-066)[WARDLE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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