Leaf litter of Kageneckia angustifolia D. Don (Rosaceae) inhibits seed germination in sclerophyllous montane woodlands of central Chile

Plant Ecology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-22

  Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^a,c   Chacón, Paulina ^a   Peñaloza, Alejandro ^b   Molina Montenegro, Marco ^a   Arroyo, Mary T K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b Poch Ambiental SA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Leachate; Leaf litter inhibition; Montane sclerophyllous woodland

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; GERMINATION; INHIBITION; LEAF LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONTANE FOREST; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; SEED BURIAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; WOODLAND;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

GUINDILIA TRINERVIS; KAGENECKIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ROSACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM LIGUSTRINUM;

EID: 34047212499     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9187-3     Document Type: Article

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