Biological flora of the british isles: Primula vulgaris Huds. (P. acaulis (L.) Hill)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 812-833

  Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Endels, Patrick ^a   Brys, Rein ^b   Hermy, Martin ^a   Woodell, Stanley R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c WOLFSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient woodland; Communities; Conservation; Coppicing; Germination; Pollination; Soils

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPPICE; FLORA; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; HERB; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATION; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; PRIMULA; PRIMULA VULGARIS; PRIMULACEAE; RODENTIA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 67449146236     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01513.x     Document Type: Article

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