Population structure of a threatened plant, Pulsatilla patens, in boreal forests: Modelling relationships to overgrowth and site closure

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3095-3108

  Kalliovirta, Mika ^a   Ryttäri, Terhi ^a   Heikkinen, Risto K ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Esker forest; Field layer; Ground layer; Habitat quality; Litter; Management; Population performance; Pulsatilla patens; Reproduction; Threatened plant

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; LITTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGENERATION; VEGETATION COVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BOS TAURUS; BRYOPHYTA; PULSATILLA; PULSATILLA PATENS; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 33748995115     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-5403-z     Document Type: Article

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