Seed bank dynamics of Lachemilla pinnata (Rosaceae) in different plant communities of mountain grasslands in central Argentina

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-114

  Funes, Guillermo ^a   Basconcelo, Sandra ^b   Díaz, Sandra ^a   Cabido, Marcelo ^a  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lachemilla pinnata; Mountain grassland; Seed banks; Vegetation patches

Indexed keywords

LACHEMILLA PINNATA;

EID: 0033150833     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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