Fruit mass variability in Vaccinium myrtillus as a response to altitude, simulated herbivory and nutrient availability

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 338-346

  Pato, Joaquina ^a   Obeso, José Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Clipping; Fertilization; Fruit selection; Nitrogen; Ovule number; Seed number; Soil pH; Ungulate herbivory; Vertebrate dispersed plants

Indexed keywords

UNGULATA; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864940147     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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