Dormancy and the fire-centric focus: Germination of three Leucopogon species (Ericaceae) from South-eastern Australia

Annals of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 421-430

  Ooi, Mark K J ^a,b   Auld, Tony D ^b   Whelan, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Biodiversity Conservation Science Section   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dormancy classification; Embryo morphology; Epacridaceae; Ericaceae; Fire; Germination; Leucopogon esquamatus; Leucopogon exolasius; Leucopogon setiger; Morphophysiological dormancy; Seasonal temperature; South eastern Australia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GERMINATION; HABITAT TYPE; PHENOLOGY; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERICACEAE; FIRE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; ERICACEAE; FIRES; GERMINATION; SEASONS; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ERICACEAE; LEUCOPOGON; LEUCOPOGON ESQUAMATUS; LEUCOPOGON SETIGER;

EID: 33748144694     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl118     Document Type: Article

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