Density-dependent germination and the role of seed leachate

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 411-418

  Murray, Brad R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Dormancy; Germination; Leachate; Meta analysis; Risk; Seed

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044369277     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00748.x     Document Type: Article

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