Network properties of arboreal plants: Are epiphytes, mistletoes and lianas structured similarly?

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-52

  Blick, Ray ^a   Burns, K C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Checkerboard distribution; Ecological networks; Nestedness; Null model; Parasite

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; CLIMBING PLANT; COEVOLUTION; COEXISTENCE; COMMENSAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EPIPHYTE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; METAPOPULATION; NESTEDNESS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SHRUB;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 58149328387     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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