Responses of a rare (Viola elatior) and a common (Viola mirabilis) congeneric species to different management conditions in grassland - Is different light competition ability responsible for different abundances?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-174

  Moora, Mari ^a   Sõber, Virve ^a   Zobel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Competition for light; Dispersal limitation; Grassland management; Rarity; Viola elatior; Viola mirabilis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LIGHT; RARE SPECIES; RARITY;

ELATIOR; MIRABILIS; VIOLA ELATIOR; VIOLA MIRABILIS;

EID: 0041703067     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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