Effects of population size on plant reproduction and pollinator abundance in a specialized pollination system

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1389-1397

  Klank, Charlotte ^a   Pluess, Andrea R ^a   Ghazoul, Jaboury ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chiastocheta; Habitat fragmentation; Obligate mutualism; Pollination; Population size; Reproductive ecology; Reproductive success; Trollius europaeus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FITNESS; FLY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; LAND USE CHANGE; MUTUALISM; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PREDATION; VULNERABILITY;

CHIASTOCHETA; TROLLIUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 77958182610     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01720.x     Document Type: Article

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