Ecology of seed and seedling growth for conservation and restoration of tropical dry forest : A review

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-52

  Khurana, Ekta ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mycorrhiza; Restoration; Seed dormancy; Seed size; Seed viability; Shade demand

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; MOISTURE; RESTORATION; SEED; SOILS;

GRASSLANDS;

FORESTRY;

DRY FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE; TROPICS;

ETHIOPIA;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA CATECHU; ACACIA MANGIUM; ACACIA NILOTICA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ALBIZIA LEBBEK; ANIMALIA; ARECA CATECHU; BURSERA SIMARUBA; CINERARIA; COCCOLOBA MICROSTACHYA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; DRYPETES; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; GUETTARDA ODORATA; PLUMERIA ALBA; POPULUS DELTOIDES; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; SIMARUBA; VERDOORNIA;

EID: 0035024064     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892901000042     Document Type: Review

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