Growth of Quercus robur seedlings after experimental grazing and cotyledon removal

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-94

  Andersson, Christian ^a   Frost, Ingela ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acorn; Caching depth; Grazing; Resource allocation; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

COTYLEDON; SEEDLING GROWTH;

FAGACEAE; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0029661695     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00497.x     Document Type: Article

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