Significance of microhabitat heterogeneity in the spatial pattern and size-class structure of Anastatica hierochuntica L.

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-342

  Hegazy, Ahmad K ^a   Kabiel, Hanan F ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anastatica hierochuntica; Hygrochasy; Ripley's K function; Size class structure; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANNUAL PLANT; DESERT; MICROHABITAT; SEED DISPERSAL; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTICA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 34247516867     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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