The status of Sarcopoterium spinosum (Rosaceae) at the western periphery of its range: Ecological constraints lead to conservation concerns

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Gargano, Domenico ^a   Fenu, Giuseppe ^b   Medagei, Piero ^c   Sciandrello, Saverio ^d   Bernardo, Liliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clonal; Conservation; Demography; Habitat changes; Peripheral populations; Sarcopoterium spinosum

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLONE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DROUGHT STRESS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

ROSACEAE; SARCOPOTERIUM SPINOSUM;

EID: 42949164447     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.55.1.1     Document Type: Article

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