Is there a cost to resprouting? Seedling growth rate and drought tolerance in sprouting and nonsprouting Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 404-410

  Schwilk, Dylan W ^a,b   Ackerly, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Carbon storage; Fire; Iteroparity; Nonsprouters; Sprouters

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPROUTING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TRADE-OFF;

CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS TOMENTOSUS; RHAMNACEAE;

EID: 14644407519     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.3.404     Document Type: Article

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