Species-specific positive effects in an annual plant community

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1511-1521

  Lortie, Christopher J ^a   Turkington, Roy ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; NURSE PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

ERODIUM LACINIATUM; ERUCARIA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM TOMENTOSUM;

EID: 52049123535     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16664.x     Document Type: Article

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