Plant species coexistence and dispersion of seed traits in a grassland

Ecography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-224

  Franzén, Daniel ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; DISPERSION; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED SIZE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 16544376885     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.03733.x     Document Type: Article

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