Fitness of resprouters versus seeders in relation to nutrient availability in two Plantago species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-547

  Latzel, Vít ^a   Klimešová, Jitka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adventitious buds; Disturbance; Nutrient availability; Plantago lanceolata; Plantago media; Regenerative strategy; Resprouters; Seeders

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SEED PRODUCTION;

PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PLANTAGO MEDIA;

EID: 67349094070     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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