Species-habitat associations change in a subtropical forest of China

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-423

  Lai, Jiangshan ^a   Mi, Xiangcheng ^a   Ren, Haibao ^a   Ma, Keping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Evergreen broad leaf forest; Habitat preference; Life history; Species distribution; Topography

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; NATURE RESERVE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUTIAN MOUNTAIN NATURE RESERVE; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 67650089599     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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