Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 384-396

  Moles, Angela T ^a   Falster, Daniel S ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age at reproduction; Lifetime seed output; Plant life span; Plant size; Seed size

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANT; PRODUCTIVITY; SEED SIZE;

EID: 2642555741     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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