Effects of intraspecific and community density on the lifetime fecundity of long-lived shrubs

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 150-161

  Nottebrock, Henning ^a   Esler, Karen J ^b   Schurr, Frank M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Community level Allee effects; Competition; Facilitation; Fitness components; Interspecific interactions; Plant animal interactions

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FACILITATION; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLLINATION; SEED SET; SHRUB;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; LEUCADENDRON RUBRUM; PROTEA REPENS; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 84876819343     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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