Effects of habitat fragmentation on plant reproductive success and population viability at the landscape and habitat scale

Biological Conservation

Volumn 159, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-23

  Newman, Belinda J ^a,b   Ladd, Philip ^b   Brundrett, Mark ^c   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,d  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Orchid; Pollination; Population viability; Urban

Indexed keywords

BUSHLAND; GROUND COVER; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; LANDSCAPE; MUTUALISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TIMESCALE; URBAN AREA;

ARENICOLA; CALADENIA ARENICOLA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84872554931     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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