Effects of plant abundance on reproductive success in the biennial Sabatia angularis (Gentianaceae): Spatial scale matters

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-333

  Spigler, Rachel B ^a,b   Chang, Shu Mei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Density; Facilitation; Fruit set; Local neighbourhood size; Pollen load; Population size; Reproductive success; Sabatia angularis; Seed set

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED SET;

GENTIANACEAE; SABATIA ANGULARIS;

EID: 38849179472     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01335.x     Document Type: Article

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