Flowering patterns in sub-Mediterranean grasslands: A functional approach

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-175

  Catorci, Andrea ^a   Carotenuto, Luciana ^a   Gatti, Renata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co existence; Flowering patterns; Functional traits; Mountain grasslands; Phenology; Species competition; Temporal niche

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864825997     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2012.634     Document Type: Article

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