Relationships between alpha diversity of plant species in bloom and climatic variables across an elevation gradient

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 353-366

  Crimmins, Theresa M ^a   Crimmins, Michael A ^a   Bertelsen, David ^a   Balmat, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity of species in bloom; Arizona; Bloom; Climate; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FACTUAL DATABASE; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ALTITUDE; ARIZONA; CLIMATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; PLANTS; SEASONS;

EID: 42149154861     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0130-7     Document Type: Article

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