Early seed plant radiation: An ecological hypothesis

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 339, Issue , 2010, Pages 71-80

  Prestianni, C ^a   Gerrienne, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PLANT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARCHAEOPTERIS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 79951796012     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP339.7     Document Type: Article

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