Astroturf seed traps for studying hydrochory

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-147

  Wolters, M ^a,b   Geertsema, J ^a   Chang, E R ^a   Veeneklaas, R M ^a   Carey, P D ^b   Bakker, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Restoration; Salt marsh; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; HYDROCHORY; SEED DISPERSAL; TIDE; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

EID: 1342332776     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2004.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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