Seed banks in plant conservation: Case study of Santa Cruz tarplant restoration

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-66

  Satterthwaite, William H ^a   Holl, Karen D ^a   Hayes, Grey F ^a   Barber, Adelia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal prairie; Dormancy; Holocarpha macradenia; Population viability; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ACHENE; GERMINATION; PLANT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

HOLOCARPHA; HOLOCARPHA MACRADENIA;

EID: 33845467303     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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