Study of the establishment of the endangered Echium acanthocarpum (Boraginaceae) in the Canary Islands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-190

  Marrero Gómez, Manuel V ^a   Ramón Arévalo, José ^b   Bañares Baudet, Ángel ^a   Carqué Álamo, Eduardo ^a  

^a Organismo Autonomo Parques N   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Available area; Canary Islands; Echium acanthocarpum; Neighbourhood effect; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CANARY ISLANDS;

ECHIUM ACANTHOCARPUM;

EID: 0343237808     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00177-9     Document Type: Article

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