Responses of temperate woody seedlings to shade and drought: Do trade-offs limit potential niche differentiation?

Oikos

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-127

  Sack, Lawren ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; NICHE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 5444248183     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13184.x     Document Type: Article

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