Large-scale spatial synchrony and the stability of forest biodiversity revisited

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-63

  Ostling, Annette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

community dynamics; neutral theory; turnover

Indexed keywords

TSUGA;

EID: 84855945607     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtr035     Document Type: Article

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