Experimental comparison of competition and facilitation in alpine communities varying in productivity

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 718-727

  Onipchenko, Vladimir G ^a   Blinnikov, Mikhail S ^b   Gerasimova, Maria A ^a   Volkova, Elena V ^a   Cornelissen, Johannes H C ^c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alpine lichen heath; Fretwell oksanen hypothesis; Neighbour removals; Null community; Snowbed community

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; LICHEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CAUCASUS; EURASIA; KARACHAY-CHERKESSIA; MOUNT MALAYA KHATIPARA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

FESTUCA; HEDYSARUM;

EID: 70249127269     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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