Eedling dynamics at elevation limits: Complex interactions beyond seed and microsite limitations

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1791-1797

  García Camacho, Raúl ^a   Iriondo, José María ^b   Escudero, Adrián ^b  

^a University of T ü bingen   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpine plants; Armeria caespitosa; Edge populations; Habitat suitability; Microsite limitation; Plumbaginaceae; Seed limitation; Seedling emergence; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FERTILITY; LINEARITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

ARMERIA CESPITOSA; PLUMBAGINACEAE;

EID: 78249240571     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000248     Document Type: Article

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