Impact of management and habitat on demographic traits of Primula vulgaris in an agricultural landscape

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-182

  Endels, Patrick ^a   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Brys, Rein ^a,b   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Landscape element; Management regime; Multiple scale approach; Population structure, Target species; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

PRIMULA; PRIMULA VULGARIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 9644252955     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2004.tb00608.x     Document Type: Review

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