Decay of ecosystem differences and decoupling of tree community-soil environment relationships at ecotones

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 403-417

  Blackwood, Christopher B ^a   Smemo, Kurt A ^a,b   Kershner, Mark W ^a   Feinstein, Larry M ^a   Valverde Barrantes, Oscar J ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Holden Arboretum   (United States)

Author keywords

Allegheny Plateau, Ohio, USA; Community environment relationships; Ecosystem edges; Ecotones; Mass effects; Soil properties; Spatial structure; Tree community composition; Tree species richness

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISPERSAL; ECOTONE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; KRIGING; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

EID: 84882270578     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 15577015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1513.1     Document Type: Article

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