Effect of population size on the prospect of species survival

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-150

  Münzbergová, Zuzana ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fragmented habitats; Matrix models; Plant performance; Population viability analysis; Rare species; Scorzonera hispanica; Seed production

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEED PRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

SCORZONERA; SCORZONERA HISPANICA;

EID: 33646073083     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02806475     Document Type: Article

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