Plant community assembly in semi-natural grasslands and ex-arable fields: A trait-based approach

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-87

  Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Dispersal limitation; Environmental filtering; Functional traits; Seed mass; SLA

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARABLE LAND; ASSEMBLY RULE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84890566601     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12058     Document Type: Article

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