Habitat differentiation between two closely related Mediterranean plant species, the endemic Cyclamen balearicum and the widespread C. repandum

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-45

  Debussche, Max ^a   Thompson, John D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclamen; Ecological differentiation; Endemism; Habitat breadth; Habitat characteristics; Marginal populations; Mediterranean; Sister species

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; ENDEMISM; HABITAT SELECTION; PLANT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

(SOUTH); BALEARIC ISLANDS; FRANCE; SPAIN;

CYCLAMEN BALEARICUM; CYCLAMEN REPANDUM; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 0037363546     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(02)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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