Effects of a long-term fire retardant chemical (Fire-Trol 934) on seed viability and germination of plants growing in a burned Mediterranean area

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-359

  Luna, Belén ^a   Moreno, José M ^a   Cruz, Alberto ^a   Fernández González, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chamaephyte; Geographic distribution range; Hemicryptophyte; Iberian Peninsula endemics; Seeder; Sprouter

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547271926     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06093     Document Type: Article

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