Consequences of patchy distribution of light for the growth of the clonal herb Glechoma hederacea

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-145

  Wijesinghe, Dushyantha K ^a   Hutchings, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLECHOMA HEDERACEA; LAMIACEAE;

CLONAL PLANT; GROUND IVY; LIGHT; PATCH USE;

EID: 0030302138     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545593     Document Type: Article

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