Factors driving plant rarity in dry grasslands on different spatial scales: A functional trait approach

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2337-2352

  Lauterbach, D ^a   Romermann C ^b   Jeltsch, F ^c   Ristow, M ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Fragmentation; SLA; Species endangerment; Species frequency

Indexed keywords

DIASPORE; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EUTROPHICATION; FLOWERING; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; PLANT; RARITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84883261168     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0455-y     Document Type: Article

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