Biological flora of the British Isles: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1272-1321

  Marrs, R H ^a   Watt, A S ^b  

^a Center for Cell Imaging   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatic limitation; Communities; Conservation; Ecophysiology; Geographical and altitudinal distribution; Herbivory; Management; Mycorrhiza; Parasites and diseases; Reproductive biology; Soils; Taxonomy; Weed biology

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; FERN; HABITAT; HERBIVORE; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 33749427012     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01177.x     Document Type: Review

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