Differences in resprouting ability are not related to seed size or seedling growth in four riparian woody species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-850

  Chong, Caroline ^a   Edwards, Will ^a   Waycott, Michelle ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocation; Plant reserves; Resprouting; Riparian; Seed size; Seedling growth; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH; ONTOGENY; RESPROUTING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING; SHRUB; TOLERANCE;

ASTEROMYRTUS SYMPHYOCARPA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRA; TRISTANIOPSIS LAURINA;

EID: 34250674552     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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