Plant life-form and germination in a Mexican inter-tropical desert: Effects of soil water potential and temperature

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 485-497

  Flores, Joel ^a   Briones, Oscar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Germination; Plant life forms; Soil water potential; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DESERT; GERMINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MEXICO;

BEAUCARNEA; BEAUCARNEA GRACILIS; CERCIDIUM PRAECOX; NEOBUXBAUMIA TETETZO; PACHYCEREUS HOLLIANUS; PROSOPIS LAEVIGATA; YUCCA; YUCCA PERICULOSA;

EID: 0034946310     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0728     Document Type: Article

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