Demography and life history of three sympatric species of Botrychium subg. Botrychium in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 538-543

  Lesica, Peter ^a   Ahlenslager, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Kettle Falls Ranger District   (United States)

Author keywords

Botrychium; Demography; Life history; Prolonged dormancy; Rare plants; Waterton Lakes National Park

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DISTURBANCE; FERN; LIFE HISTORY;

CANADA, ALBERTA, WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK;

BOTRYCHIUM HESPERIUM; BOTRYCHIUM PARADOXUM; BOTRYCHIUM WATERTONENSE;

EID: 0029752527     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-068     Document Type: Article

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