Post-burn reproduction of woody plants in a neotropical savanna: The relative importance of sexual and vegetative reproduction

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 422-433

  Hoffmann, William A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Fire; Seedlings; Shrub; Tree

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; FIRE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; WOODY PLANT;

BRAZIL;

MYRSINE GUIANENSIS; PIPTOCARPHA ROTUNDIFOLIA; ROUPALA MONTANA; ROUREA INDUTA;

EID: 0031658264     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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