Conservation of remnant populations of Colchicum autumnale - The relative importance of local habitat quality and habitat fragmentation

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-82

  Adriaens, Dries ^a   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Honnay, Olivier ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Habitat isolation; Habitat restoration; Microsite availability; Plant reproductive capacity; Population size

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOPHYTE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; PATCH USE; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

COLCHICUM; COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE;

EID: 58149107527     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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