Effects of salinity and ingestion by ducks on germination patterns of Juncus subulatus seeds

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 376-383

  Espinar, J L ^a   Garcia L V ^a   Figuerola, J ^b   Green, A J ^b   Clemente, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Do ana; Environmental stress; Gut passage; Helophyte; Mediterranean wetlands

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SALINITY; SEED; TOXICITY; WETLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANAS; AVES; JUNCUS SUBULATUS;

EID: 33646114506     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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