Ecophysiology of seed germination of wild Dahlia coccinea (Asteraceae) in a spatially heterogeneous fire-prone habitat

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-195

  Vivar Evans, Susana ^a   Barradas, Víctor L ^a   Sánchez Coronado, María E ^a   Gamboa de Buen, Alicia ^a   Orozco Segovia, Alma ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ash; Cold stratification; Fire; Gibberellic acid; Moist and dry heat; Shrubland in a lava field

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMINATION; PLANT; SEED; SEED BANK; SHRUBLAND;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

ASTERACEAE; DAHLIA; DAHLIA COCCINEA;

EID: 33646094730     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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