The dynamics of ecosystem restoration: Theoretical considerations on the basis of species richness

Plant Ecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-217

  Wang, Zhenhong ^a,b  

^a GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Disturbance forces; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem restoration; Ecosystem restoration potential; Environmental resistance forces; Restoration ecology; Restoration forces

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; IMMIGRATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 77954244028     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9680-6     Document Type: Article

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