Plant diversity, species turnover and shifts in functional traits in coastal dune vegetation: Results from permanent plots over a 52-year period

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1053-1063

  Kuiters, A T ^a   Kramer, K ^a   Van der Hagen, H G J M ^a,b   Schaminee J H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dune Water Company of South Holland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversity stability relationship; Functional attributes; Grazing; Homogenization; Invasibility; Smallscale dynamics; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051790839     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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