Long-term influence of mowing on population dynamics in the rare orchid Dactylorhiza lapponica: The importance of recruitment and seed production

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 747-755

  Sletvold, Nina ^a   Øien, Dag Inge ^a   Moen, Asbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Demography; LTRE analyses; Management; Matrix models; Orchid populations; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORTALITY; MOWING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; RED LIST; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION;

DACTYLORHIZA LAPPONICA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 76449120803     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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