Density dependence is prevalent in a heterogeneous subtropical forest

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-119

  Zhu, Yan ^a   Mi, Xiangcheng ^a   Ren, Haibao ^a   Ma, Keping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSPECIFIC; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TREE;

CHINA;

EID: 72949085543     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17758.x     Document Type: Article

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