Stepping-stone populations in linear landscape elements increase pollen dispersal between urban forest fragments

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 332-340

  Van Rossum, Fabienne ^a,b   Triest, Ludwig ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological corridor; Connectivity; Dispersal kernel; Fluorescent dye; Insect pollination; Linear landscape elements; Pollen dispersal; Primula elatior; Stepping stone; Urban surrounding matrix

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PRIMULA ELATIOR; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 84868356235     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2012.737     Document Type: Article

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