Variation of reproductive traits in Rhododendron ferrugineum L. (Ericaceae) populations along a successional gradient

Plant Ecology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Pornon, A ^a   Escaravage, N ^a   Till Bottraud, I ^a   Doche, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Genet; Layering; Ramet; Rhododendron ferrugineum; Sexual reproduction; Succession

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM; ERICACEAE;

ADVENTITIOUS ROOTING; HEATHLAND; MEADOW; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030618913     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009724216796     Document Type: Article

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