Hedgerows as an environment for forest plants: A comparative case study of five species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-20

  Wehling, Stephan ^a   Diekmann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural land use; Light availability; Plant performance; Reproductive output; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; HEDGEROW; HERB; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; REFUGE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ADOXA; ADOXA MOSCHATELLINA; ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA; CIRCAEA; CIRCAEA LUTETIANA; POLYGONATUM; POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM; STELLARIA; STELLARIA HOLOSTEA;

EID: 70349876652     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9560-5     Document Type: Article

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