Age-related growth and reproduction in Diapensia lapponica, an arctic-alpine cushion plant

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-234

  Molau, Ulf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSHION PLANT; GROWTH; PLANT AGE; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION;

LAPLAND; LATNJAJAURE FIELD STATION; SWEDEN;

DIAPENSIA; DIAPENSIA LAPPONICA; DIAPENSIACEAE; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0030966277     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1997.tb00314.x     Document Type: Article

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