Quantitative methods for defining mast-seeding years across species and studies

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 745-753

  LaMontagne Jalene, M ^a,b   Boutin, Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mast year; Peak year; Resource pulse; Seed production; Standardized deviate

Indexed keywords

MASTING; PLANT COMMUNITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED PRODUCTION;

EID: 70249112223     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01068.x     Document Type: Article

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