Biogenic habitat creation affects biomass-diversity relationships in plant communities

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Badano, Ernesto I ^a   Marquet, Pablo A ^b,c,d  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine ecology; Ecosystem engineering; Ecosystem functioning; Facilitation; Nurse effect; Positive interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT TYPE; NURSE PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

AZORELLA MADREPORICA;

EID: 67651146377     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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