Direct and indirect effects of landscape change on the reproduction of a temperate perennial herb

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1422-1431

  Valdés, Alicia ^a,b   García, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian range; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Northern Spain; Primula vulgaris; Reproductive success; Structural equation modelling; Temperate forests; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOWERING; FOREST COVER; FOREST EDGE; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUITING; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HERB; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SET; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; SPAIN;

PRIMULA VULGARIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 80055079961     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02047.x     Document Type: Article

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