Life at the edge: A 14-year study of a Verbena officinalis population's interactions with climate

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 899-906

  Woodward, F I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climate; Seed production; Survival

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE;

UK;

VERBENA OFFICINALIS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 0031434996     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960610     Document Type: Article

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