On the biogeography of seed mass in Germany - Distribution patterns and environmental correlates

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-468

  Tautenhahn, Susanne ^a,b,c   Heilmeier, Hermann ^b   Götzenberger, Lars ^a   Klotz, Stefan ^a   Wirth, Christian ^c   Kühn, Ingolf ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH FORM; HERB; LAND USE CHANGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PH; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SEED; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 49749099226     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05439.x     Document Type: Article

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