Resource Division in an Understory Herb Community: Responses to Temporal and Microtopographic Gradients

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Previous articleNext article No AccessResource Division in an Understory Herb Community: Responses to Temporal and Microtopographic GradientsSusan Power BrattonSusan Power Bratton Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 110, Number 974Jul. - Aug., 1976 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/283097 Views: 13Total views on this site Citations: 117Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1976 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Autumn E. Sabo, Jodi A. Forrester, Eric L. Kruger, David J. 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