Floral neighbourhoods in the sea: How floral density, opportunity for outcrossing and population fragmentation affect seed set in Zostera marina

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 610-615

  Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal plant; Fertilization; Hydrophily; Pollination; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

OUTCROSSING; POLLINATION; SEAGRASS; SEED SET;

(SOUTHWEST); BALTIC SEA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; HALOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0042209925     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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