Size and characteristics of a natural seed bank in Antarctica

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-216

  McGraw, James B ^a   Day, Thomas A ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC HAIRGRASS; ANTARCTIC PEARLWORT; SEED BANK;

ANTARCTICA, PALMER STATION;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS; DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030613469     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552048     Document Type: Article

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