Seed-bank dynamics of Eleocharis: Can spatial and temporal variability explain habitat segregation?

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-131

  Bell, Dorothy M ^a   Clarke, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DORMANCY; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; RECRUITMENT; SEED BANK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS ACUTA;

EID: 1642364180     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03024     Document Type: Article

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