Effect of canopy gaps and flower patch size on pollinator visitation of Impatiens capensis

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 184-188

  Walters, Bradley B ^a   Stiles, Edmund W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest ecology; Forest gaps; Impatiens capensis; Insect pollinators; New jersey

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844328104     PISSN: 00409618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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