Seed release by invasive thistles: The impact of plant and environmental factors

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1624, 2007, Pages 2457-2464

  Jongejans, Eelke ^a   Pedatella, Nicholas M ^b,d   Shea, Katriona ^a   Skarpaas, Olav ^c   Auhl, Richard ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Seed abscission; Seed dispersal; Seed release threshold; Wind turbulence

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; AIRFLOW; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TURBULENCE;

ARTICLE; CARDUUS; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOWER; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEATHERING; WIND;

CARDUUS ACANTHOIDES; CARDUUS NUTANS;

EID: 34548762489     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0190     Document Type: Article

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