The biology of Corema conradii: Natural history, reproduction, and observations of a post-fire seedling recruitment

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-286

  Martine, Christopher T ^a   Lubertazzi, David ^a   DuBrul, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Florence Township Memorial High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COREMA CONRADII; EMPETRUM; ERICACEAE; PINUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 33645730855     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0267:TBOCCN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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