Interaction of fire, temperature and light in the germination response of 16 species from the Eucalyptus marginata forest of South-Western Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 501-509

  Bell, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GERMINATION; LIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA PULCHELLA GLABERRIMA; BANKSIA GRANDIS; CALOTHAMNUS RUPESTRIS; EUCALYPTUS CALOPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; HAKEA AMPLEXICAULIS; TRYMALIUM LEDIFOLIUM; XANTHORRHOEA GRACILIS; XANTHORRHOEA PREISSII;

EID: 0028162703     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9940501     Document Type: Article

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