Range size, dispersal and niche breadth in the herbaceous flora of central England

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 150-155

  Thompson, Ken ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a   Band, Stuart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germination; Habitat; Phylogeny; Rarity; Wind dispersal

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; NICHE; PLANT; SEED DISPERSAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033041392     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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