Why Engelmann spruce does not have a persistent seed bank

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 872-878

  Johnson, E A ^a   Fryer, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGELMANN SPRUCE; SEED BANK;

PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINACEAE;

EID: 0030472336     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-095     Document Type: Article

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