Sources and consequences of seed mass variation in Banksia marginasa (Proteaceae)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 563-573

  Vaughton, Glenda ^a,c   Ramsey, Mike ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutrient allocation patterns; Nutrient poor soils; Seed nutrient content; Seed size and number; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

INFRUCTESCENCE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ECOLOGY; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

FITNESS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

BANKSIA MARGINASA;

EID: 0031928350     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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