Factors affecting establishment of a gypsophyte: The case of Lepidium subulatum (Brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 861-871

  Escudero, Adrián ^a   Iriondo, José M ^a   Olano, José M ^b   Rubio, Agustín ^a   Somolinos, Roberto C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brassicaceae; Gypsophily; Gypsum rich soils; Lepidium; Penetrometer soil resistance; Seedling growth; Seedling survival; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GYPSUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; VASCULAR PLANT;

LEPIDIUM SUBULATUM;

EID: 0034095671     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656894     Document Type: Article

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