Morphology and phenology of Scabiosa columbaria from mown and grazed habitats - Results of a simulation experiment

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 887-891

  Reisch, Christoph ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common garden experiment; Grassland; Land use; Phenology; Seasonality; Selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GARDEN; GRAZING; HABITAT TYPE; LAND USE; MORPHOLOGY; MOWING; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONALITY; SEED;

EUROPE;

DIPSACACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA;

EID: 80053457992     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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