Biological Flora of Central Europe: Viola elatior, V. pumila and V. stagnina

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-66

  Lutz Eckstein, R ^a   Hölzel, Norbert ^a   Danihelka, Jiří ^b,c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ecology; Morava Dyje floodplain; Plant traits; Species biology; Upper Rhine; Viola persicifolia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOTONE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLOODPLAIN; FLORA; GERMINATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RARE SPECIES; SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY; SOIL NUTRIENT; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SIBERIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

VIOLA ELATIOR; VIOLA PERSICIFOLIA; VIOLA PUMILA; VIOLA STAGNINA; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 33745907425     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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