The characteristics of stoloniferous herb Fragaria vesca L. ramet population and their variation along an altitudinal gradient in the eastern edge of the Qing-Zang Plateau in China
Abstract:Stoloniferous herb Fragaria vesca was sampled in the unshading (open fields) and the shading conditions (forest undergrowth) at the five different altitudes (2426m, 2750m, 3200m, 3484m and 3944m) in the eastern edge of Qing-Zang Platea u in China in order to investigate the characteristics of its ramet population a nd their variation along the altitudinal gradient. The resul ts show that its ramet population density decreased with increase of altitude, b oth under the unshading and the shading conditions....