Habitat-correlated variation in blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima: Rosaceae) seed germination response

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-243

  Pendleton, B K ^a   Meyer, S E ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling; Colorado Plateau; Dormancy; Ecotype; Mojave Desert; Paleoendemic; Stratification

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; ECOTONE; GERMINATION; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOLOGY; TRANSITION ZONE;

COLORADO PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOGYNE RAMOSISSIMA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 3242721415     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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