Evidence for the Existence of Three Primary Strategies in Plants and Its Relevance to Ecological and Evolutionary Theory

J. P. Grime

doi:10.1086/283244

journal article Nov 01, 1977

Evidence for the Existence of Three Primary Strategies in Plants and Its Relevance to Ecological and Evolutionary Theory

J. P. Grime

The American Naturalist Vol. 111 No. 982 pp. 1169-1194 · University of Chicago Press

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Published: Nov 01, 1977
Vol/Issue: 111(982)
Pages: 1169-1194

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J. P. Grime (1977). Evidence for the Existence of Three Primary Strategies in Plants and Its Relevance to Ecological and Evolutionary Theory. The American Naturalist, 111(982), 1169-1194. https://doi.org/10.1086/283244

Evidence for the Existence of Three Primary Strategies in Plants and Its Relevance to Ecological and Evolutionary Theory

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