Physical disturbance shapes vascular plant diversity more profoundly than fire in the sagebrush steppe of southeastern Idaho, U.S.A

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1626-1641

  Lavin, Matt ^a   Brummer, Tyler J ^a   Quire, Ryan ^a   Maxwell, Bruce D ^a   Rew, Lisa J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaranthaceae; Artemisia arbuscula; Artemisia nova; Artemisia tridentata spp. wyomingensis; Asteraceae; Chenopodiaceae; Phylogenetic community ecology; Phylogenetic niche conservatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886242334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.574     Document Type: Article

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