Spatial patterns and interspecific relations analysis help to better understand species distribution patterns in a Mediterranean high mountain grassland

Plant Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-151

  Gutiérrez Girón, Alba ^a   Gavilán, Rosario G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpine ecosystems; Co occurrence; GLORIA; SADIE

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MOUNTAIN REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA; SISTEMA CENTRAL; SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77955105230     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9745-6     Document Type: Article

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