Tree-Grass Coexistence in the Everglades Freshwater System

Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 298-310

  D'Odorico, Paolo ^a   Engel, Vic ^b   Carr, Joel A ^a   Oberbauer, Steven F ^c   Ross, Michael S ^c   Sah, Jay P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Peatland; Resilience; Savanna; State shift; Tree islands; Tree grass coexistence

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOT SPOT; MARSH; PEATLAND; PRAIRIE; SAVANNA;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952455703     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9412-3     Document Type: Article

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