Elevational variation in density dependence in a subtropical forest

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2823-2833

  Xu, Meng ^a   Yu, Shixiao ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Janzen Connell hypothesis; Mixed model; Neighborhood effects; Soilborne pathogens; Subtropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904538766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1123     Document Type: Article

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