Seed germination and seedling survival of two threatened endemic species of the northwest Iberian peninsula

Biological Conservation

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 313-320

  Navarro, Luis ^a   Guitián, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competency; Conservation; Microhabitat; Rare species; Seed weight

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; MICROHABITAT; RARE SPECIES; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

EUROPE;

PETROCOPTIS GRANDIFLORA; PETROCOPTIS VISCOSA;

EID: 0037332813     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00151-9     Document Type: Article

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