A latitudinal gradient in seed nutrients of the forest herb Anemone nemorosa

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-501

  De Frenne, P ^a   Kolb, A ^b   Graae, B J ^c   Decocq, G ^d   Baltora, S ^d   De Schrijver, A ^a   Brunet, J ^e   Chabrerie, O ^d   Cousins, S A O ^f   Dhondt, R ^a   Diekmann, M ^b   Gruwez, R ^a   Heinken, T ^g   Hermy, M ^h   Liira, J ⁱ   Saguez, R ^d   Shevtsova, A ^j,k   Baskin, C C ^l   Verheyen, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^k UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^l UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Collection date; Latitude; Nutrient stoichiometry; Seed nitrogen; Seed predation; Seed provisioning; Sexual reproduction; Wood anemone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CALCIUM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HERB; LATITUDE; MATURATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SOIL NITROGEN; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY; WOOD;

ANEMONE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; SOIL; TREE;

ANEMONE; CALCIUM; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEEDS; SOIL; TREES;

EUROPE;

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA;

EID: 79954564081     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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