Divergence in germination traits among arctic and alpine populations of Koenigia islandica: Light requirements

Plant Ecology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-153

  Wagner, Ioan ^a   Simons, Andrew M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine; Arctic; Genetic population differentiation; Germination light requirements; Koenigia islandica; Wet cold stratification

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GERMINATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; TUNDRA;

CANADA; COLORADO; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED STATES;

KOENIGIA ISLANDICA;

EID: 70349854993     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9578-3     Document Type: Article

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