Geophytes-herbivore interactions: Reproduction and population dynamics of Anemone coronaria L

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-571

  Perevolotsky, A ^a   Schwartz Tzachor, R ^b   Yonathan, R ^a   Ne'eman, G ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Nature Park Ramat Hanadiv ^*  (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Competition; Conservation; Grazing; Light; Livestock; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DICOTYLEDON; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; FLOWERING; FRUIT SET; GEOPHYTE; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERB; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOMASS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ISRAEL;

ANEMONE; ANEMONE CORONARIA; BOS;

EID: 79952766177     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9846-2     Document Type: Article

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