Effects of litter on establishment of grassland plant species: The role of seed size and successional status

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 579-587

  Jensen, Kai ^a   Gutekunst, Kirstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fen grassland; Germination; Light requirement; Regeneration niche; Species diversity; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348160050     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00179     Document Type: Article

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