Population structures and individual performances of Trillium grandiflorum in hedgerow and forest habitats

Plant Ecology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-78

  Schmucki, Reto ^a   De Blois, Sylvie ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Biodiversity conservation; Forest herb; Habitat corridor; Plant demography; Plant migration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GERMINATION; HEDGEROW; HERB; MONOCOTYLEDON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION;

TRILLIUM; TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM;

EID: 63949086586     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9460-8     Document Type: Article

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