The effect of burial depth on removal of seeds of Phytolacca americana

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Orrock, John L ^a,c   Damschen, Ellen I ^b,c,d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 34247613990     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[151:TEOBDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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