Soil carbon content along a rainfall gradient and inhibition of germination: A potential mechanism for regulating distribution of Plantago coronopus

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1209-1217

  Shem Tov, Shachar ^a   Zaady, Eli ^c   Groffman, Peter M ^b   Gutterman, Yitzchak ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biological effects on germination; Cyanobacteria; Rainfall gradient; Semi arid and desert areas; Soil crusts

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DESERT; GERMINATION; ISRAEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOIL;

DESERT SOIL; GERMINATION; INHIBITOR; SOIL CARBON; SPECIES CONCEPT;

ISRAEL;

PLANTAGO CORONOPUS;

EID: 0032781913     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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