Reproduction of Antarctic flowering plants

Antarctic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Convey, Peter ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; biomass; hairgrass; pearlwort; seed production

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA; ANTARCTICA, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS, SIGNY ISLAND;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS; DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030304514     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102096000193     Document Type: Article

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