Characterizing plant attributes with particular emphasis on seeds in Tamaulipan thornscrub in semi-arid Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-321

  Jurado, Enrique ^a   Estrada, Eduardo ^a   Moles̀, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diaspore; Dispersal; Matorral; Seed size

Indexed keywords

SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE; SEMIARID REGION;

(NORTHEAST); MEXICO;

EID: 0034968936     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0762     Document Type: Article

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