Seed mass, seed dispersal capacity, and seedling performance in a Pinus sylvestris population

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-175

  Debain, Sandrine ^a   Curt, Thomas ^a   Lepart, Jacques ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Emergence rate; Family effect; Seed wing loading; Seedling growth; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; MASS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0043124272     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682764     Document Type: Article

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