The relationship between reproductive success and demographic structure in remnant populations of Primula veris

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 247-253

  Brys, Rein ^a,b   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Endels, Patrick ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a   De Blust, Geert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Habitat fragmentation; Population structure; Seed limitation

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PRIMULA; PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 0346735402     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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