The storage effect: Definition and tests in two plant communities

Temporal Dynamics and Ecological Process

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 11-40

  Chesson, Peter ^a   Huntly, Nancy J ^b   Roxburgh, Stephen H ^c   Pantastico Caldas, Marissa ^d   Facelli, José M ^e  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Department of Nursing   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 85011391950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139048170.003     Document Type: Chapter

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