The evolutionary ecology of sprouting in woody plants

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Bond, William J ^a   Midgley, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire ecology; Life history evolution; Plant functional trait; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FIRE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0038267408     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374191     Document Type: Review

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