Shifts in functional traits and functional diversity between vegetation and seed bank

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 865-876

  Pakeman, Robin J ^a   Eastwood, Antonia ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Functional divergence; Functional evenness; Functional richness; Productivity; Seed bank; Trait convergence

Indexed keywords

ANEMOPHILY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED BANK; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881281074     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01484.x     Document Type: Article

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