Seedling establishment in Olea europaea: Seed size and microhabitat affect growth and survival

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 310-320

  Rey, Pedro J ^a   Alcántara, Julio M ^a   Valera, Francisco ^b   Sánchez Lafuente, Alfonso M ^c   Garrido, José L ^a   Ramírez, José M ^a   Manzaneda, Antonio J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Seed size; Seedling growth rate; Seedling size; Seedling survival; Water stress; Wild olive

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MICROHABITAT; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEA EUROPAEA VAR. SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 6044270521     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682838     Document Type: Article

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