Seed size and frequency patterns of understory plants in Swedish deciduous forests

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 74-78

  Jakobsson, Anna ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Establishment ability; Frequency; Seed size

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; RECRUITMENT; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036124083     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682692     Document Type: Article

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