Composition and seasonal flux of the soil seed bank of species-rich Themeda triandra grasslands in relation to burning history

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-156

  Morgan, John W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fire; Richness; Spatial scale; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

BURNING HISTORY; FLORISTIC COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED BANK; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

LILIOPSIDA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0031862640     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237113     Document Type: Article

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