The effect of timing and amount of leaf removal on survival, growth and reproduction in the perennial herb Sanicula europaea L.

Plant Ecology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Gustafsson, Christel ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Grazing; Leaf removal; Resource allocation; Sanicula europaea L.

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; PERENNIAL PLANT; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL;

APIACEAE; APIALES; BOS TAURUS; SANICULA; SANICULA EUROPAEA;

EID: 1842523177     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000019024.91821.bc     Document Type: Article

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