The role of abscission in long-distance seed dispersal by the wind

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3105-3110

  Greene, David F ^a,b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b Centre ville Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Dandelion; Seed abscission; Seed dispersal; Taraxacum officinale; Turbulence; Wind

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; HABITAT TYPE; TURBULENCE; WIND;

TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 27944491505     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1430     Document Type: Article

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