Comparative seed germination ecology of Austrostipa compressa and Ehrharta calycina (Poaceae) in a Western Australian Banksia woodland

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-42

  Smith, Martin A ^a   Bell, David T ^a   Loneragan, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire; Heat shock; Light; Reserve management; Smoke; Soil seed bank; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944381041     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00944.x     Document Type: Review

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