Facilitation in multiple life-history stages: Evidence for nucleated succession in coastal dunes

Plant Ecology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Franks, Steven J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Dune plants; Germination; Seed bank; Stress

Indexed keywords

DUNE; FACILITATION; LIFE HISTORY; NUCLEATION; SEED BANK; SUCCESSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038162737     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024426608966     Document Type: Article

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