Facilitation of plant species richness and endangered species by a tussock grass in a moist tall grassland revealed using hierarchical Bayesian analysis

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1103-1111

  Wang, Zhe ^a   Nishihiro, Jun ^a   Washitani, Izumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inundation; Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum; Moss; Positive interaction; Safe site

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FACILITATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; MOSS; NATIVE SPECIES; REGENERATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYMPATRY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

JAPAN;

BRYOPHYTA; ISCHAEMUM ARISTATUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 81255137142     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-011-0862-z     Document Type: Article

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