The effects of pollen limitation on population dynamics of snow lotus (Saussurea medusa and S. laniceps, Asteraceae): Threatened Tibetan medicinal plants of the eastern Himalayas

Plant Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 343-357

  Law, Wayne ^a,b,c   Salick, Jan ^a,b   Knight, Tiffany M ^b  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Elasticity analysis; Matrix population models; Pollen limitation; Saussurea laniceps; Saussurea medusa; Sustainable harvest; Tibetan medicine

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GROWTH RATE; MEDICINAL PLANT; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED PRODUCTION;

HIMALAYAS;

ASTERACEAE; SAUSSUREA; SAUSSUREA LANICEPS; SAUSSUREA MEDUSA;

EID: 77956010684     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9761-6     Document Type: Article

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