Bacca quo vadis: Regeneration niche differences among seven sympatric Vaccinium species on headlands of Newfoundland

Seed Science Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-97

  Vander Kloet, Sam P ^a   Hill, Nick M ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; VACCINIA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM BOREALE; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM;

EID: 0034097831     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500000106     Document Type: Article

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