Altitudinal patterns of vascular plant richness in high mountains: Applying of generative additive model

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Tu, Wei Guo ^a   Gao, Xin Fen ^a   Wu, Ning ^a   Liu, Shi Hua ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Growth form; Mt. Jiuding; Patterns; Plant species richness

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GROWTH FORM; HERB; MODEL TEST; MOUNTAIN REGION; PTERIDOPHYTE; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSECT;

CHINA; JIUDING MOUNTAIN; SICHUAN;

PTERIDOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77955686650     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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