Seasonal variation of the seed bank of Medicago minima and Erodium cicutarium as related to grazing history and presence of shrubs in central Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-212

  Mayor, M D ^a   Boo R M ^a,b   Pelaez D V ^a,b   Elia O R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b Comn Invest Cie de la Provincia ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caldenal; Dormancy; Grazing effects; Seed bank; Shrub effects

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED BANK; SHRUB;

ARGENTINA;

ERODIUM CICUTARIUM; MEDICAGO MINIMA;

EID: 0345534725     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0550     Document Type: Article

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