Seed bank strategies in Patagonian semi-arid grasslands in relation to their management and conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 639-650

  Bertiller, Monica B ^a   Aloia, Diana A ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

immediately germinable seed bank; Patagonia; perennial grasses; persistent and transient seed banks; Seed bank functional types

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FUNCTIONAL TYPE; MANAGEMENT; PERSISTENT SEED BANK; SEED BANK; SEMI-ARID GRASSLAND; TRANSIENT SEED BANK;

SOUTH AMERICA, PATAGONIA;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; FESTUCA; FESTUCA PALLESCENS; POACEAE;

EID: 0030618304     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018397615476     Document Type: Article

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