On the consistencies between CSR plant strategies and Ellenberg ecological indicator values

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-94

  Franzaring, Jürgen ^a   Fangmeier, Andreas ^a   Hunt, Roderick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; PLANT;

EID: 34548222636     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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