The reproductive ecology of Ulmus laevis Pallas in a transformed habitat

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 312, Issue , 2014, Pages 170-178

  Venturas, Martin ^a   Nanos, Nikos ^a   Gil, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Dispersal kenel; Habitat transformation; Hydrochory; Recruitment; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; DISPERSAL KENEL; HABITAT TRANSFORMATION; HYDROCHORY; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

FORESTRY; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANEMOCHORY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FECUNDITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROCHORY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEED PRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATER TABLE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SEEDS;

ULMUS; ULMUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84888137212     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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