Species composition of soil seed banks of Allegheny Plateau riparian forests

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-215

  Hanlon, Teresa J ^a,c   Williams, Charles E ^a   Moriarity, William J ^b  

^a CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allegheny Plateau; Emergence method; Geomorphic surface; Inundation frequency; Pennsylvania; Riparian forest; Soil seed bank; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEED BANK; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

ALLEGHENY PLATEAU; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031857652     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997218     Document Type: Article

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