Local increases in diversity accompany community homogenization in floodplain forest understories

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 885-896

  Johnson, Sarah E ^a   Mudrak, Erika L ^b   Waller, Donald M ^c  

^a NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha and beta biodiversity; Community change; Floristic quality; Ground layer; Invasive species; Lowlands; Riparian; Upper Midwest; Wetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898442763     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12147     Document Type: Article

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