Seed, dispersal, microsite, habitat and recruitment limitation: Identification of terms and concepts in studies of limitations

Oecologia

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Münzbergová, Zuzana ^a,b   Herben, Tomáš ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Dispersal; Habitat occupancy; Population; Sowing

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NOMENCLATURE; PLANT; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH; SEEDS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 26044440840     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0052-1     Document Type: Review

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