The Ontogenetic Spectrum as an Indicator of the Status of Plant Populations
Г. О. ОсмановаMari State University, 424000, Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, RussiaLev A. ZhivotovskyVavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia
2020en
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Abstract
The ontogenetic spectrum registers the age states of plants and is a sensitive population-based indicator of environmental changes. This is a review of population-ontogenetic methods for studies of plant populations (cenopopulations) based on the ontogenetic spectra. New age indices—the youth index and the maturity index—are introduced. For the recovery index, some boundaries for the levels of self-maintenance of plant populations are suggested.
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