Microhabitat availability and seedling recruitment of Lobelia urens: A rare plant species at its geographical limit

Seed Science Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 471-487

  Dinsdale, J M ^a   Dale, M P ^a   Kent, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demography; Grazing; Lobelia urens; Microhabitat; Rare plant conservation

Indexed keywords

LOBELIA URENS;

EID: 0034503617     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258500000519     Document Type: Article

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