Fungi-mediated mortality of seeds of two old-field plant species

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 613-617

  Orrock, John L ^a,c   Damschen, Ellen I ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungi; Savannah River Site; Seed; Seedbank; Survival

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MORTALITY; SEED BANK; SURVIVAL;

CHAMAECRISTA; CHAMAECRISTA FASCICULATA; FUNGI; PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 33644781649     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2005)132[613:FMOSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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