Helophyte germination in a Mediterranean salt marsh: Gut-passage by ducks changes seed response to salinity

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-322

  Espinar, J L ^a   Garcia L V ^a   Figuerola, J ^b   Green, A J ^b   Clemente, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Do ana; Germination plasticity; Plant animal interaction; Scirpus; Stress

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SEED; WATERFOWL;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANSER; SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS; SCIRPUS; SCIRPUS LITORALIS; SCIRPUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 2542454189     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02267.x     Document Type: Article

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