The effect of fire-related germination cues on the germination of a declining forest understorey species

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Tierney, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIRE; GERMINATION; RAINFOREST; SEED DORMANCY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PROSTANTHERA ASKANIA;

EID: 33646707832     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT05111     Document Type: Article

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