A trade-off in stand size effects in the reproductive biology of a declining tropical conifer Callitris intratropica

Plant Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-174

  Lawes, Michael J ^a   Taplin, Pascale ^a,b   Bellairs, Sean M ^a   Franklin, Donald C ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Land Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Cone production; Cypress pine; Density dependence; Pollen limitation; Seed germinability; Tropical savanna; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; ANEMOPHILY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FITNESS; GERMINATION; HEIGHT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SAVANNA; SEED PRODUCTION; STAND STRUCTURE; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALIA;

CALLITRIS; CALLITRIS INTRATROPICA; CONIFEROPHYTA; WIDDRINGTONIA CEDARBERGENSIS;

EID: 84872263295     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-012-0155-9     Document Type: Article

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