Disturbances by human trampling alter the performance, sexual reproduction and genetic diversity in a clonal woodland herb

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-29

  Rusterholz, Hans Peter ^a   Kissling, Marion ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anemone nemorosa; Clonal diversity; Deciduous forests; Disturbance; RAPD PCR; Recreation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEIGHT; HERB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SHOOT; TRAMPLING; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA;

EID: 58149351405     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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