Relationships between size, biomass allocation, reproduction, and survival in Triglochin palustris: Implications for the effects of goose herbivory

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2164-2176

  Mulder, Christa P H ^a,b   Ruess, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brant geese; Sexual reproduction; Subarctic salt marsh; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GOOSE; HERBIVORY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SIZE; SURVIVAL;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; HERBIVORY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SIZE EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER SP.; BRANTA BERNICLA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TRIGLOCHIN; TRIGLOCHIN PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0032324490     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b98-175     Document Type: Article

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