The effect of sampling period on results of seedling germination experiments in cropland and forests

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-35

  Devlaeminck, Rebecca ^a   Bossuyt, Beatrijs ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecological group; Germination requirements; Seed bank; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744506849     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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