Seed dispersal and colonization ability of plants - Assessment and implications for conservation

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-123

  Eriksson, O ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abundance; Deciduous forests; Grasslands; Invasion; Plant distribution; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0033823116     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803091     Document Type: Article

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