Ecological and evolutionary differences between Mediterranean seeders and resprouters

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-268

  Verdú, Miguel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire; Mediterranean shrubland; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034045830     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236806     Document Type: Article

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