Temporal and spatial variation in the demography of Gentiana pneumonanthe, a rare perennial herb

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-166

  Gerard, J ^a   Oostermeijer, B ^a   Brugman, Marc L ^a   De Boer, Edwin R ^a   Den Nijs, Hans C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Elasticity analysis; Life history evolution; Management; Matrix analysis; Succession

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

GENTIANA PNEUMONANTHE;

EID: 0029731079     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261351     Document Type: Article

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