Commonness and long-term survival in fragmented habitats: Primula elatior as a study case

Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1286-1295

  Van Rossum, Fabienne ^a   Echchgadda, Ghizlane ^a   Szabadi, Ildiko ^a   Triest, Ludwig ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

BELGIUM;

PRIMULA; PRIMULA ELATIOR; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 0036795395     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.01162.x     Document Type: Article

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