Germination is related to seed mass in grasses (Poaceae) of the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 361-365

  Wu, Gaolin ^a   Du, Guozhen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; HABITAT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEED DISPERSAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

POACEAE;

EID: 51349157793     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0107-055X.2007.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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