Does seed retention potential affect the distribution of plant species in highly fragmented calcareous grasslands?

Ecography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-514

  Adriaens, Dries ^a   Honnay, Olivier ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORE; ISOLATED POPULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIALIST; ZOOCHORY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547872323     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2007.05049.x     Document Type: Article

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