Diversity and Frequency of Clonal Traits Along Natural and Land-Use Gradients in Grasslands of the Swiss Alps

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 255-270

  Wellstein, Camilla ^a   Kuss, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climatic gradients; CLO PLA database; Functional traits; Weighted abundance

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLONAL GROWTH; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION TYPE;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79957820418     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9075-4     Document Type: Article

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