Variation in relative growth rate and its components in the annual Polygonum aviculare in relation to habitat disturbance and seed size

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 438-445

  Meerts, P ^a   Garnier, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Annual weeds; Disturbance; Growth analysis; Intraspecific variation; Seed size

Indexed keywords

POLYGONUM AVICULARE; POLYGONACEAE;

DISTURBANCE; KNOTGRASS; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; SEED SIZE;

EID: 0030300986     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333719     Document Type: Article

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