Functional traits and prior abundance explain native plant extirpation in a fragmented woodland landscape

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 718-727

  Sutton, Fiona M ^a   Morgan, John W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extrinsic factors; Habitat area; Habitat quality; Intrinsic factors; Long term vegetation change; Plant functional traits; Population size; Revisitation study

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION SIZE; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67449152769     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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