Seed viability in declining populations of Caladenia rigida (Orchidaceae): Are small populations doomed?

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 86-95

  Faast, R ^a   Facelli, J M ^a   Austin, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Orchidaceae; Population size; Recruitment potential; Seed output; Seed viability

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERB; PHOSPHORUS; POLLINATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL NUTRIENT; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING;

ORCHIDACEAE; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SEEDS;

CALADENIA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78650088669     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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