Evidence for assembly rules: Limiting similarity within a saltmarsh

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 210-221

  Wilson, J Bastow ^a   Stubbs, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coexistence mechanisms; Community ecology; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Functional space; Niche limitation; Plants; Rooting patterns; Saltmarsh

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COEXISTENCE; LIMITING FACTOR; NICHE PARTITIONING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; ROOTING; SALTMARSH; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 83455210986     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01891.x     Document Type: Article

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