Harseededness and the accuracy of seed bank estimates obtained through germination

Web Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 70-75

  Malo, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DORMANCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GERMINATION; SEED BANK;

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EID: 0037920733     PISSN: 13991183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/we-1-70-2000     Document Type: Article

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