The regeneration potential of the seed bank of an ephemeral floodplain in South Africa

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-135

  Brock, Margaret A ^a   Rogers, K H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Regeneration; Resilience; Seed bank; Temporary wetland; Water regime

Indexed keywords

EPHEMERAL FLOODPLAIN; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; SEED BANK;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; REGENERATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA, NORTHERN PROVINCE, NYL RIVER;

EID: 0032102127     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(98)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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