Patterns of reproductive allocation in Artemisia halodendron inhabiting two contrasting habitats

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-64

  Li, Feng Rui ^a   Zhang, Ai Sheng ^a   Duan, Shun Shan ^b   Kang, Ling Fen ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Mobile sand dune; Reproductive effort; Semi fixed sand dune; Sexual reproduction; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

DUNE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SOIL STABILIZATION; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA HALODENDRON;

EID: 22544456611     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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