Distribution and reproductive capacity of deschampsia antarctica and colobanthus quitensis on byers peninsula, livingston island, south shetland islands, antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-302

  Vera, María Luisa ^a   Fernández Teruel, Teresa ^b   Quesada, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Beas de Segura ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

colonization capacity; flowers and seed development; habitats; vascular plants

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEED PRODUCTION; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANTARCTICA; BYERS PENINSULA; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

COLOBANTHUS; COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS; DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84875480732     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102012000995     Document Type: Article

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