Facilitation in the conceptual melting pot

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1117-1120

  Brooker, Rob W ^a   Callaway, Ragan M ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Mutualism; Parasitism; Plant plant interactions; Soil organisms; Synthesis; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MELTING; MUTUALISM; PARASITISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL FAUNA; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EID: 70349907298     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01580.x     Document Type: Review

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