Population Structure of Osmunda regalis in Relation to Environment and Vegetation: An Example in the Mediterranean Area

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-68

  Landi, Marco ^a   Angiolini, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demography; Fern; Habitat quality; Italy; Life stages; Osmundaceae

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FERN; HABITAT QUALITY; MATURATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

FILICOPHYTA; OSMUNDA REGALIS; OSMUNDACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 79151479010     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9086-1     Document Type: Article

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