Review of biology and ecology of Urtica dioica

Preslia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Šrůtek, Miroslav ^a   Teckelmann, Manfred ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biology; Ecology; Review of literature; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT REQUIREMENT; LIFE HISTORY;

URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 0031658559     PISSN: 00327786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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