Pollen transfer from invasive Carpobrotus spp. to natives - A study of pollinator behaviour and reproduction success

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-145

  Jakobsson, Anna ^a,b   Padrón, Benigno ^b   Traveset, Anna ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Invasive plant; Pollen limitation; Pollen load; Pollen transfer; Stigma clogging

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION;

CARPOBROTUS;

EID: 36549076010     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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