Land use and population growth of Primula veris: An experimental demographic approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-326

  Ehrlén, Johan ^a   Syrjänen, Kimmo ^b   Leimu, Roosa ^c   Garcia, Maria Begoña ^d   Lehtilä, Kari ^e  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^e SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Grazing; Litter; Matrix models; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RECRUITMENT;

PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 18444376517     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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