Effects of population size on seed production and germinability in an endangered, fragmented grassland plant

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 266-273

  Morgan, John W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; POPULATION SIZE; SEED PRODUCTION;

RUTIDOSIS LEPTORRHYNCHOIDES;

EID: 0032929988     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.013002266.x     Document Type: Article

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