Rethinking plant community theory

Oikos

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 433-438

  Lortie, Christopher J ^a   Brooker, Rob W ^a   Choler, Philippe ^a   Kikvidze, Zaal ^a   Michalet, Richard ^a   Pugnaire, Francisco I ^a   Callaway, Ragan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FACILITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 5144230730     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13250.x     Document Type: Review

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