Inferring differential evolutionary processes of plant persistence traits in Northern Hemisphere Mediterranean fire-prone ecosystems

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-39

  Pausas, J G ^a,b   Keeley, J E ^c,d   Verdu M ^e  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

California; Exaptation; Fire and plant evolution; Fire ecology; Mediterranean basin; Persistence traits; Resprouting; Seeding; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

FIRE; RESPROUTING; SEEDING; SELECTION;

EID: 33645097350     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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