Pollen limitation and demographic structure in small fragmented populations of Brunsvigia radulosa (Amaryllidaceae)

Oikos

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-262

  Ward, Megan ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION SIZE;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; APOIDEA; BRUNSVIGIA; DIPTERA; TABANIDAE; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 13444269493     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13468.x     Document Type: Article

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