Fire and dynamics of granivory on a California grassland forb

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 267-280

  Espeland, Erin K ^a,b   Carlsen, Tina M ^a   Macqueen, Don ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amsinckia grandiflora; Fire; Indirect effects; Rare plants; Reproductive ecology; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRANIVORY; GRASSLAND; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA; ANIMALIA; AVES; BORAGINACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 15244354280     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-5044-7     Document Type: Article

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