Life history and demographic features of Astragalus nitidiflorus, a critically endangered species

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 423-432

  Martínez Sánchez, Juan J ^a   Segura, Francisco ^a   Aguado, Mayra ^a   Franco, José A ^a   Vicente, María J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Endemic species; Fabaceae; Population dynamics; Reproductive success; Spain

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRUIT SET; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; SYNCHRONY;

SPAIN;

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); FABACEAE;

EID: 79954994049     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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