The angiosperm radiation revisited, an ecological explanation for Darwin's 'abominable mystery'

Ecology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 865-872

  Berendse, Frank ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Bogs; Evolutionary radiation; Gymnosperms; Heathlands; Plant soil feedbacks

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BOG; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; GROWTH RATE; GYMNOSPERM; HEATHLAND; LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANGIOSPERMS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM;

FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 68849132449     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01342.x     Document Type: Article

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