Size-dependent flowering and costs of reproduction affect population dynamics in a tuberous perennial woodland orchid

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1204-1215

  Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Brys, Rein ^b   Jongejans, Eelke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Flowering; Integral projection model; Orchids; Orchis purpurea; Plant population and community dynamics

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIGHT EFFECT; MONOCOTYLEDON; ORCHARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SIZE STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL; WOODLAND;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; ORCHIS PURPUREA;

EID: 77955374843     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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