Metapopulation viability of an endangered holoparasitic plant in a dynamic landscape

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1040-1050

  Meulebrouck, Klaar ^a,b   Verheyen, Kris ^b   Brys, Rein ^b,c   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRAZING; HEATHLAND; LAND USE; METAPOPULATION; MOWING; PARASITIC PLANT; PATCH DYNAMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA EPITHYMUM;

EID: 72049099335     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05861.x     Document Type: Article

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