Dispersal distance and achene quality of the rare anemochorous species Arnica montana L.: Implications for conservation

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-56

  Strykstra, R J ^a   Pegtel, D M ^a   Bergsma, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arnica montana; Seedling quality; Species conservation; Wind dispersal

Indexed keywords

ACHENE; CONSERVATION; DISPERSAL DISTANCE; ENDANGERED PLANT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED MASS;

ARNICA MONTANA; ASTERACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE;

EID: 0031861954     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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