Effect of waterlogging on regeneration in the dwarf birch (Betula nana)

Biologia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 670-676

  Ejankowski, Wojciech ^a  

^a JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Demography; Glacial relict; Peat bog; Rarity; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

BETULA NANA;

EID: 51549120573     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0126-8     Document Type: Article

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