Germination ecology of Central Asian Stipa spp: Differences among species, seed provenances, and the importance of field studies

Plant Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Ronnenberg, Katrin ^a   Wesche, Karsten ^a   Hensen, Isabell ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Mongolia; Restoration; Seed viability; Steppe; Stratification

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FIELDWORK; GERMINATION; GRASS; HERBIVORY; LABORATORY METHOD; PROVENANCE; RANGELAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDING; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; STEPPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIABILITY;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA;

STIPA; STIPA CAUCASICA GLAREOSA; STIPA KRYLOVII;

EID: 42549130419     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9351-4     Document Type: Article

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