Spore number in Sphagnum and its dependence on spore and capsule size

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Sundberg, Sebastian ^a   Rydin, Håkan ^a  

^a Department of Ecological Botany ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Methods; Reproductive biology; Sphagnum; Spore counting; Sweden; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001782890     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jbr.1998.20.1.1     Document Type: Article

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