Is species richness of small spring fens influenced by the spatial mass effect?

Community Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-209

  Hettenbergerova E ^a   Hajek M ^a,b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carpathians; Coexistence; Grassland; Source sink dynamics; Species pool; Vegetation; Vicinism

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COEXISTENCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEN; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; TUFA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CARPATHIANS;

EID: 81755184418     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.12.2011.2.8     Document Type: Article

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