Geography, topography, and history affect realized-to-potential tree species richness patterns in Europe

Ecography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1070-1080

  Svenning, Jens Christian ^a   Fitzpatrick, Matthew C ^b   Normand, Signe ^a   Graham, Catherine H ^c   Pearman, Peter B ^d   Iverson, Louis R ^e   Skov, Flemming ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^e Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DISPERSAL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRAGMENTATION; IMMIGRATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; REFUGIUM; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TREE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 78650342253     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06301.x     Document Type: Article

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