Phenology, seed development, and reproductive success of an alpine population of Gentianella germanica in climatically varying years

Botanica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Wagner, J ^a,b   Mitterhofer, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Institut fur Botanik   (Austria)

Author keywords

Climate change; Embryology; Flowering phenology; Gentianella germanica; Monocarpic life cycle; Reproductive biology; Seed development; Seed set

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

GENTIANELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 0031968006     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1998.tb00691.x     Document Type: Article

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