Soil seed banks in Pinus ponderosa forests in Arizona: Clues to site history and restoration potential

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-112

  Korb, Julie E ^a,b   Springer, Judith D ^a   Powers, Stephanie R ^a   Moore, Margaret M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Disturbance; Ecological restoration; Ponderosa pine; Tree thinning; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

PINUS PONDEROSA; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM THAPSUS;

EID: 26444610652     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2005.tb00634.x     Document Type: Article

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