Population structure effect on reproduction of a rare plant: Beyond population size effect

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1371-1379

  Luzuriaga, Arantzazu L ^a   Escudero, Adrián ^a   Albert, María José ^a   Giménez Benavides, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astereceae; Density; Germinability; Plant aggregation; Plant size structure; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ASTERECEAE; GERMINABILITY; PLANT AGGREGATION; PLANT SIZE STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; HERB; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED SET; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CENTAUREA;

EID: 33846950058     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-078     Document Type: Article

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