Seed germination of high mountain Mediterranean species: Altitudinal, interpopulation and interannual variability

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 433-444

  Gimenez Benavides L ^a   Escudero, A ^a   Perez Garcia F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Ciudad Universitaria s n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpine plants; Cold wet stratification; Dormancy; Mediterranean climate

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GERMINATION; GROWING SEASON; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOPERIOD; RARE SPECIES; SEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA; SISTEMA CENTRAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33746455663     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0059-4     Document Type: Article

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