Signatures of autogenic epiphyte succession for an aspen chronosequence

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 688-701

  Ellis, Christopher J ^a   Ellis, Simon C ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autogenic succession; Competition colonization trade off; Interference competition; Lichen epiphytes; Stochastic extirpation; Trait diversity

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; EPIPHYTE; EXTINCTION; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; LICHEN; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROHABITAT; PIONEER SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TRADE-OFF;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 84880288251     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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