The benefits of seed banking for red maple (Acer rubrum): Maximizing seedling recruitment

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 806-813

  Hille Ris Lambers, J ^a,b   Clark, J S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEED; SOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; SEED BANKING; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE TREES;

FORESTRY;

RECRUITMENT; SEED BANK; SURVIVAL;

ACER RUBRUM; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; FORESTRY; GERMINATION; GROWTH; MOISTURE; SEEDS; SOIL;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM;

EID: 22744431656     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-017     Document Type: Article

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