Environmental effects on germination of Carex utriculata and Carex nebrascensis relative to riparian restoration

Wetlands

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 467-479

  Jones, Kimberly L ^a   Roundy, Bruce A ^a   Shaw, Nancy L ^b   Taylor, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling; Light; Over wintering; Perigynia; Revegetation; Sedge; Seed dormancy; Temperature; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; STRAWBERRY VALLEY; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CAREX NEBRASCENSIS; CAREX UTRICULATA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 23144457087     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0467:EEOGOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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