Biological Flora of the British Isles: Mercurialis perennis L.

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 386-412

  Jefferson, Richard G ^a  

^a NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient woodland; Clonal growth; Communities; Conservation; Ecophysiology; Geographical and altitudinal distribution; Germination; Myrmecochory; Nutrients; Parasites and diseases; Reproductive biology; Soils

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GERMINATION; MYRMECOCHORY; NUTRITION; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FORMICIDAE; MERCURIALIS PERENNIS;

EID: 38849173141     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01348.x     Document Type: Review

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