Variation of seed mass and its effects on germination in Polylepis australis: Implications for seed collection

New Forests

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-181

  Seltmann, Peggy ^a   Leyer, Ilona ^b   Renison, Daniel ^c   Hensen, Isabell ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Logistic regression; Mountain woodlands; Polylepis australis; Reforestation; Seed germination; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

LOGISTIC REGRESSION; POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS; SEED GERMINATION; SEED MASS;

FORESTRY;

DICOTYLEDON; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; MONTANE FOREST; NUMERICAL MODEL; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; SEED COLLECTION; WOODLAND;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANTS; REFORESTATION;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

POLYLEPIS; POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33847176984     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-006-9021-8     Document Type: Article

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