Rodent seed predation and seedling recruitment in mesic grassland

Oecologia

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 288-296

  Edwards, G R ^a,b   Crawley, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Seed density; Seedling emergence; Small mammal

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT; SEEDLING;

ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; CENTAUREA NIGRA; FESTUCA RUBRA; RUMEX ACETOSA;

EID: 0032989518     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050729     Document Type: Article

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