Response surfaces for the combined effects of heat shock and smoke on germination of 16 species forming soil seed banks in south-east Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 605-616

  Thomas, Paul B ^a   Morris, E Charles ^a   Auld, Tony D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosol smoke; Fire; Germination; Heat shock; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIRE; GERMINATION; HEAT SHOCK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED BANK; SMOKE; VEGETATION TYPE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 34547683059     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01730.x     Document Type: Article

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