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Ecology and seed morphology of endemic species from Kerguelen Phytogeographic Zone

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Morphological descriptions of the seeds of eight phanerogamic species are provided together with observations on the dispersal of the seeds and the habitats of parent plants. These are discussed in relation to long-distance dispersal and proposals are made for future research.

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  1. Institut Français pour la Recherche et la Technologie Polaires, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, BP 75, 29280 Plouzané, France, , , , , , FR

    Françoise Hennion

  2. British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK, , , , , , GB

    David W. H. Walton

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Received: 30 January 1996 / Accepted: 24 April 1996

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Hennion, F., Walton, D. Ecology and seed morphology of endemic species from Kerguelen Phytogeographic Zone. Polar Biol 18, 229–235 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050182

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