Seed size and shape are not related to persistence in soil in Australia in the same way as in Britain

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 480-485

  Leishman, M R ^a   Westoby, M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

SEED SHAPE; SEED SIZE;

AUSTRALIA; UK;

EID: 0031856892     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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