Effects of the litter layer of Pteridium aquilinum on seed banks under experimental restoration

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-136

  Ghorbani, J ^a,b   Le Duc, M G ^a   McAllister, H A ^a   Pakeman, R J ^c   Marrs, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Mazandaran Faculty of Natural Resources   (Iran)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Invasive plants; Litter decomposition; Safe site; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Seed morphology; Seedling establishment; Vegetation re establishment

Indexed keywords

PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 33750318871     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2006)9[127:EOTLLO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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