Influence of scale and resolution on niche apportionment rules in saltmeadow vegetation

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Anderson, Barbara J ^a,b   Mouillot, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chile; Community structure; Corsica; Italy; New Zealand; Randomization test; Salt marsh; Tokeshi

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249136577     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00017     Document Type: Article

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