Experimental demography of the rare Gentianella germanica: Seed bank formation and microsite effects on seedling establishment

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-278

  Fischer, Markus ^a   Matthies, Diethart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MICROHABITAT; SEED BANK; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; GENTIANELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 0031839074     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00564.x     Document Type: Article

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