Maternal and direct effects of elevated CO2 on seed provisioning, germination and seedling growth in Bromus erectus

Oecologia

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 475-480

  Steinger, Thomas ^a,b,c   Gall, Rolf ^a   Schmid, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bromus erectus; Elevated CO2; Germination; Maternal effects; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MATERNAL EFFECT; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

BROMUS ERECTUS;

EID: 0033945230     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000342     Document Type: Article

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