Demography of perennial grassland plants: Survival, life expectancy and life span

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1023-1032

  Lauenroth, William K ^a   Adler, Peter B ^b  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age based demographic parameters; Forb; Grass; Great Plains; Herbaceous perennial; Type II survivorship; Type III survivorship

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DOMINANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; HERB; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 49649128836     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01415.x     Document Type: Article

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