Factors controlling the regenerative cycle of Thymus funkii subsp. funkii in a semi-arid gypsum steppe: A seed bank dynamics perspective

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-259

  Martinez Duro E ^a   Ferrandis, P ^a   Herranz, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Messor bouvieri; Seed dispersal; Seed dormancy; Seed predation; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; GYPSUM; ISOLATED POPULATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; STEPPE;

COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; MESSOR BOUVIERI; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 59049094237     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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