Effect of forest fragmentation and altitude on the mating system of Eucalyptus pauciflora (Myrtaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 622-632

  Gauli, Archana ^a   Vaillancourt, René E ^a   Steane, Dorothy A ^a,b   Bailey, Tanya G ^a   Potts, Brad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; FOREST; GERMINATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INBREEDING; NATIVE SPECIES; OUTCROSSING; PATERNITY; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; TREE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84896960496     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT13259     Document Type: Article

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