Experimental inbreeding reduces seed production and germination independent of fragmentation of populations of Swertia perennis

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-52

  Lienert, Judit ^a,b   Fischer, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Gentianaceae; Geographic isolation; Habitat fragmentation; Inbreeding depression; Pollination experiments; Population size; Reproduction; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

GENTIANACEAE; SWERTIA; SWERTIA PERENNIS;

EID: 1142293926     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00212     Document Type: Article

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