Plant adaptation regions: Ecological and climatic classification of plant materials

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-319

  Vogel, K P ^a   Schmer, M R ^a   Mitchell, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultivars; Ecoregion; Ecotypes; Native plants; Plant germplasm; Plant hardiness zone

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 22744449760     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58[315:PAREAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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