The effect of geographic range position on demographic variability in annual plants

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 591-599

  Gerst, Katharine L ^a   Angert, Amy L ^a,b   Venable, D Lawrence ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundant centre model; Annual plants; Demographic variability; Geographic range; Niche modelling; Plant population and community dynamics; Sonoran Desert

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FECUNDITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NICHE OVERLAP; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

ARIZONA; SONORAN DESERT; TUMAMOC HILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951561373     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01782.x     Document Type: Article

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