Fine-scale spatial heterogeneity and seed size determine early seedling survival in a desert perennial shrub (Ericameria nauseosa: Asteraceae)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-205

  Benard, Rebecca Balogh ^a   Toft, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert perennial shrub; Microsite; Nurse plant; Seed size variation; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

DESERT; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

CALIFORNIA; MONO LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; ERICAMERIA NAUSEOSA;

EID: 36649001980     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9284-y     Document Type: Article

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