Germination and early seedling growth of Tehuacan Valley cacti species: The role of soils and seed ingestion by dispersers on seedling growth

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-31

  Godínez Alvarez, Héctor ^a   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Establishment; Nurse plants; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Seedling growth; Shading; Soil

Indexed keywords

CACTI; GERMINATION; SEED INGESTION; SEEDLING GROWTH; SOIL PROPERTIES;

MEXICO; PUEBLA STATE; TEHUACAN VALLEY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CACTACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; NEOBUXBAUMIA TETETZO; PACHYCEREUS HOLLIANUS;

EID: 0032077899     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0376     Document Type: Article

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