Seedling emergence and survival in contrasting soil microsites in Patagonian Monte shrubland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 335-342

  Bisigato, Alejandro J ^a   Bertiller, Mónica B ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Larrea divaricata; Nitrogen; Patchiness; Recolonization; Stipa tenuis; Water supply

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL FERTILITY; SURVIVAL;

PATAGONIA; PATAGONIAN MONTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

LARREA DIVARICATA; STIPA TENUIS;

EID: 0032812751     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237062     Document Type: Article

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