Seed size, number, and habitat of a fleshy-fruited plant: Consequences for seedling establishment

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 794-808

  Parciak, Wendy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Common chokecherry; Habitat variation; Prunus virginiana; Reproductive trade offs; Seed dispersal; Seed size vs. number; Seed survival; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT TYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TRADE-OFF;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS VIRGINIANA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0005202102     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0794:SSNAHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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