Protogynous, pollen limitation and low seed production reasoned for the dieback of Spartina anglica in coastal China

Plant Science

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-309

  Li, Hongli ^a   An, Shuqing ^a   Zhi, Yingbiao ^a   Yan, Chao ^a   Zhao, Lei ^a   Zhou, Changfang ^a   Deng, Zifa ^a   Su, Wang ^a   Liu, Yuhong ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal China; Dieback; Low seed production; Pollen limitation; Protogynous; Spartina anglica

Indexed keywords

SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 39149093081     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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