Autoinhibition of germination and seedling establishment by leachate of Calluna vulgaris leaves and litter

Community Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-208

  Bonanomi, Giuliano ^a   Legg, C ^b   Mazzoleni, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic anaerobic decomposition; Autotoxicity; Seed germination; Seed regeneration; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GERMINATION; LITTER; PHYTOTOXICITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 30544438700     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.6.2005.2.8     Document Type: Article

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