Region and site conditions affect phenotypic trait variation in five forest herbs

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-24

  Lemke, Isgard Holle ^a   Kolb, Annette ^a   Diekmann, Martin Reemt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental gradients; Global environmental change; Local environmental conditions; NW and SW Germany; Phenotypic plasticity; Vegetative and reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PH; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SITE EFFECT;

BREMEN [GERMANY]; FREIBERG; GERMANY; SAXONY;

BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; CIRCAEA LUTETIANA; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS NOLI-TANGERE; SANICULA; SANICULA EUROPAEA; STACHYS; STACHYS SYLVATICA;

EID: 82055172738     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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