The impact of flooding and drought on seeds of Cnidium dubium, Gratiola officinalis, and Juncus atratus, three endangered perennial river corridor plants of Central European lowlands

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-291

  Geissler, Katja ^a   Gzik, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Rare species; Seed bank; Seed desiccation; Seed flooding; Seed viability; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DESICCATION; DROUGHT STRESS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; GERMINATION; MORTALITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; RARE SPECIES; SEED BANK; WETLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HAVEL BASIN;

CNIDIUM; GRATIOLA OFFICINALIS; JUNCUS ATRATUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 46149097875     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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