Population structure and adult plant performance of forest herbs in three contrasting habitats

Ecography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-241

  Endels, Patrick ^a   Adriaens, Dries ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT MOSAIC; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; POPULATION STRUCTURE; VIABILITY;

ARUM; ARUM MACULATUM; GEUM; GEUM URBANUM; PRIMULA; PRIMULA ELATIOR; PRIMULACEAE; URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 15744383905     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.03731.x     Document Type: Article

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