Quantification of plant dispersal ability within and beyond a calcareous grassland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1010-1019

  Diacon Bolli, Jacqueline C ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^b   Bugmann, Harald ^b   Scheidegger, Christoph ^a   Wagner, Helene H ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Grassland system; Meadow; Seed flow; Seed traps

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; DIASPORE; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; MEADOW; SEED DISPERSAL; VELOCITY;

SCHAFFHAUSEN [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

POACEAE;

EID: 84885178129     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12024     Document Type: Article

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