Do endemic species always have a low competitive ability? A test for two Mediterranean plant species under controlled conditions

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-312

  Imbert, Eric ^a   Youssef, Sami ^b   Carbonell, David ^a   Baumel, Alex ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

competitive response; conservation biology; endemism; Mediterranean area

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE); ARENARIA SERPYLLIFOLIA; BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM RETUSUM; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CORYMBOSA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA;

EID: 84863924429     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtr033     Document Type: Article

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