Can long-distance dispersal shape the local and regional species pool?

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-44

  Zobel, Martin ^a   Otsus, Merit ^a   Rünk, Kai ^a   Liira, Jaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Long distance dispersal; Seedling establishment; Sowing experiment; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BALTIC STATES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

PHYTEUMA; PHYTEUMA SCHEUCHZERI;

EID: 15844373519     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803042     Document Type: Article

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