Site occupancy, recruitment and extinction thresholds in grassland plants: An experimental study

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-325

  Eriksson, Ove ^a   Kiviniemi, Katariina ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Extinction; Habitat fragmentation; Plant metapopulations; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTINCTION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT QUALITY; RECRUITMENT;

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; ANTENNARIA DIOICA; GENTIANELLA CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 0344404202     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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