Seed dispersal of East Asian coastal dune plants via seawater - short and long distance dispersal

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 701-706

  Yang, Hongxiao ^a,b   Lu, Qi ^c   Wu, Bo ^c   Zhang, Jintun ^b  

^a QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coastal plants; Natural habitats; Sea tides; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; SEAWATER; SEED DISPERSAL; STORM SURGE;

CHINA; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA;

EID: 84868703877     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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