Distinguishing between persistence and dormancy in soil seed banks of three shrub species from fire-prone southeastern Australia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Ooi, Mark K J ^a,b   Auld, Tony D ^b   Whelan, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Biodiversity Conservation Science Section   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epacridaceae; Ericaceae; Fire ecology; Germination; Leucopogon; Longevity: Physiological seed dormancy; Obligate seeder; Plant population persistence; Seed bank dynamics

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GERMINATION; PERSISTENCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED BANK; SEED BURIAL; SEED DORMANCY; SHRUB;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

ERICACEAE; LEUCOPOGON;

EID: 34249286677     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[405:DBPADI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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