Influence of shrub cover on germination, dormancy and viability of buried and unburied seeds of Piptochaetium napostaense (Speg.) Hackel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-521

  Mayor, M D ^a   Boo R M ^a,b,c   Pelaez D V ^a,b,c   Elia O R ^a,c,d   Tomas M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^c National University of the South   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caldenal; Dormancy; Grass; Semi arid grassland; Shrub effects

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEED DORMANCY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; VEGETATION COVER; VIABILITY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; PIPTOCHAETIUM NAPOSTAENSE; POACEAE;

EID: 33751019687     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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