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Effects of habitat fragmentation on the fitness of two common wetland species, Carex davalliana and Succisa pratensis.
Oecologia - 1 Feb 2003
Hooftman Danny A P, van Kleunen Mark, Diemer Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Small habitat size and spatial isolation may cause plant populations to suffer from genetic drift and inbreeding, leading to a reduced fitness of individual plants. We examined the germination, establishment, growth, and reproductive capacity of two characteristic species of mown fen meadows, Carex davalliana, and Succisa pratensis, common in Switzerland. Plants were grown from seeds, which were collected in 18...
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