Mechanisms of ecological succession: Insights from plant functional strategies

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1761-1770

  Raevel, Valérie ^a   Violle, Cyrille ^a   Munoz, François ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; HETEROGENEITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OUTCROP; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; REGENERATION; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 84867744069     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20261.x     Document Type: Article

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