Fitness implications of late bud break and time of burning in Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. (Anacardiaceae)

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 588-594

  Chidumayo, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Fire; Lannea edulis; Lignotuber; Phenology; Seed germination; Zambia

Indexed keywords

FIRE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; GERMINATION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RIPENING; SAVANNA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA;

ANACARDIACEAE; LANNEA EDULIS;

EID: 33748704921     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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