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Clone dynamics, population dynamics and vegetation pattern ofGlaux maritima on a Baltic sea shore meadow

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The vegetative propagation ofGlaux maritima is correlated with growth habit which is inturn related to the light environment. Plant form and vegetative behaviour were recorded 1980–1984 and an attempt to correlate this to population dynamics and vegetation development was made.

The type of vegetative propagation gives rise to a size hierarchy of propagules and thus a strong within clone dynamics. A range of life stages may be permanently present in a clone. Clones from different parts of a shore meadow have different patterns of vegetative propagation. The offshoot growth behaviour can be used to explain vegetation patterns and neighbour relationships.

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Jerling, L. Clone dynamics, population dynamics and vegetation pattern ofGlaux maritima on a Baltic sea shore meadow. Vegetatio 74, 171–185 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00044742

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