Germination and survival of endangered Pulsatilla grandis (ranunculaceae) after artificial seeding, as affected by various disturbances

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-17

  Kaligarič, Mitja ^a,b   Škornik, Sonja ^a,b   Ivančič, Anton ^a   Rebeušek, Franc ^c   Sternberg, Marcelo ^d   Kramberger, Branko ^a   Senčič, Leon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b ZRS UP ^*  (Slovenia)

^c Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora   (Slovenia)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation; Disturbance; Dry grasslands; Fire; Germination rate; Hoeing; Seed longevity; Seeding; Vegetation removing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GERMINATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEEDING; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

PULSATILLA; PULSATILLA GRANDIS; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 33846524969     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/Q170-4171-P887-1871     Document Type: Article

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