Small-scale demographic compensation in a high-mountain endemic: The low edge stands still

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  García Camacho, Raúl ^a   Albert, María J ^b   Escudero, Adrián ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

climate change; demographic compensation; distribution edges; high mountain plants; plant demography

Indexed keywords

ARMERIA CESPITOSA;

EID: 84868226631     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2012.662534     Document Type: Article

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