Structure and spatial self-organization of semi-arid communities through plant-plant co-occurrence networks

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-191

  Saiz, H ^a   Alados, C L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological networks; Nurse species; Plants interactions; Semi arid environments; Spatial self organization

Indexed keywords

STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 79955145552     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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