Biological Flora of the British Isles: Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill (Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All. subsp. anglicum (Lam.) Bonnier; Cnicus pratensis (Huds.) Willd., non Lam.; Cirsium anglicum (Lam.) DC.)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 876-894

  De Vere, Natasha ^a,b  

^a Living Coasts and Newquay Zoo)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cirsium dissectum; Climatic limitation; Communities; Conservation; Ecophysiology; Geographical and altitudinal distribution; Germination; Herbivory; Mycorrhiza; Parasites and diseases; Reproductive biology; Soils

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; BIOTIC FACTOR; COMMUNITY CARE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLORA; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GERMINATION; HABITAT LOSS; HERB; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; WEED;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM DISSECTUM; CIRSIUM SCARIOSUM; CNICUS; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34250624968     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01265.x     Document Type: Article

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