A Comparative Study of Germination Biology and Plant Performance in Two Dry Grassland Species

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-48

  Partzsch, Monika ^a   Piesch, Christine ^a   Hensen, Isabell ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Competition; Fitness parameters; Germination; Land use change

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER; GERMINATION; GRASS; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LAND USE CHANGE;

GERMANY;

ALYSSUM MONTANUM; FESTUCA RUPICOLA;

EID: 79151469564     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9084-3     Document Type: Article

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