Patterns of seed germination in Mediterranean mountains: Study on 37 endemic or rare species from Sierra Nevada, SE Spain

Candollea

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-16

  Lorite, Juan ^a   Ruiz Girela, Mario ^b   Castro, Jorge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endemic species; Mediterranean high mountain; Plant conservation; Rare species; Seed germination; Sierra nevada national park; Threatened flora

Indexed keywords

AQUILEGIA; AQUILEGIA VULGARIS; ARENARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE); ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CAREX; GENTIANA; GENTIANA LUTEA; GERANIACEAE; LINARIA; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS NEVADENSIS; NARDUS STRICTA; ODONTITES; PAPAVER; SORBUS; SORBUS HYBRIDA;

EID: 34547524561     PISSN: 03732967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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