Positive associations between the cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides (Caryophyllaceae) and other alpine plant species increase with altitude in the Sino-Himalayas

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1048-1057

  Yang, Yang ^a   Niu, Yang ^a,b   Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^c,d   Sun, Hang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alpine environment; Arenaria polytrichoides; Facilitation; Nurse effect; Sino Himalayas

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ALTITUDE; BIOMONITORING; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; MUTUALISM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POTASSIUM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS;

ARENARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE); CARYOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 78049312288     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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