Soil seed bank, factors controlling germination and establishment of a Mediterranean shrub: Pistacia lentiscus L.

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-366

  García Fayos, Patricio ^a   Verdú, Miguel ^a,b  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Pistacia lentiscus; Seed bank; Seed germination; Seed longevity; Seedling dynamics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; SEED BANK; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 0032122330     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80040-4     Document Type: Article

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