Soil seed bank of a jack pine (Pinus banksiana) ecosystem

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 67-71

  Whittle, C A ^a,b   Duchesne, L C ^a   Needham, T ^b  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; Fire; Pinus banksiana; Seed; Seed bank; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA; GAULTHERIA; GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS; LINNAEA BOREALIS; LYCOPODIUM; LYCOPODIUM COMPLANATUM; LYCOPODIUM OBSCURUM; MAIANTHEMUM CANADENSE; PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POACEAE; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; RUBUS; RUBUS ALLEGHENIENSIS;

EID: 0032376801     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9980067     Document Type: Article

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