The spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in mixed-species forests: From pattern to process

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 312, Issue , 2014, Pages 282-292

  Forrester, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Competitive reduction; Complementarity; Facilitation; Production ecology equation; Stress gradient hypothesis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE REDUCTION; COMPLEMENTARITY; FACILITATION; MIXED-SPECIES FORESTS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES INTERACTIONS; STRESS-GRADIENT HYPOTHESIS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIXTURES; NITROGEN FIXATION;

FORESTRY;

ABSORPTION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FACILITATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; EQUATIONS; FORESTRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIXTURES;

EID: 84888133348     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.003     Document Type: Review

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