Biogeographic, environmental, and phylogenetic influences on reproductive traits in subtropical forest trees, South Africa

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 614-622

  Griffiths, Megan E ^a   Lawes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PERSISTENCE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; REPRODUCTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; ZOOCHORY;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845582100     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2006.04657.x     Document Type: Article

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