Effects of leaf litter on woody seedlings in xeric successional communities

Plant Ecology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-231

  Hastwell, Graeme T ^a   Facelli, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus incrassata; Herbivory; Leaf litter; Old fields; Seedling emergence; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LEAF LITTER; RECRUITMENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

EUCALYPTUS INCRASSATA;

EID: 0033910282     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009834425538     Document Type: Article

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