Impacts of ecosystem fragmentation on plant populations: Generalising the idiosyncratic

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 471-488

  Hobbs, Richard J ^a   Yates, Colin J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FECUNDITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0242287127     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03037     Document Type: Review

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