Reduced reproductive success and offspring survival in fragmented populations of the forest herb Phyteuma spicatum

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1226-1237

  Kolb, Annette ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deciduous forests; Fitness components; Germination; Hand pollination; Persistence; Pollen quality; Pollen quantity; Population isolation; Population size

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATION EFFECT; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; SEED PRODUCTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

PHYTEUMA; PHYTEUMA SPICATUM;

EID: 33745227691     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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