Contribution of seed size and its fate to vegetation renewal: A review

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1969-1972

  Wu, Gaolin ^a   Du, Guozhen ^a   Shang, Zhanhuan ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contribution; Seed fate; Seed size; Vegetation renewal

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; SEEDLING; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 33846433744     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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