Physical effects of biological soil crusts on seed germination of two desert plants under laboratory conditions

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 344-352

  Rivera Aguilar, V ^a   Godinez Alvarez H ^a   Manuell Cacheux, I ^a   Rodriguez Zaragoza S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Leguminosae; Mimosa luisana; Myrtillocactus geometrizans; Rugose crusts; Smooth crusts

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO]; TEHUACAN VALLEY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CACTACEAE; FABACEAE; MIMOSA; MIMOSA LUISANA; MYRTILLOCACTUS; MYRTILLOCACTUS GEOMETRIZANS;

EID: 20344378244     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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