Effect of environmental heterogeneity on field germination of Opuntia tomentosa (Cactaceae, Opuntioideae) seeds

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 414-420

  Olvera Carrillo, Y ^a   Mendez I ^b   Sanchez Coronado M E ^c   Marquez Guzman J ^a   Barradas, V L ^c   Huante, P ^c   Orozco Segovia, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Ciudad Universitaria   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Lava field; Physiological dormancy; Plant shade effect; Safe sites; Seed burial

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; GERMINATION; HETEROGENEITY; LAVA; LIGHT EFFECT; POLYMORPHISM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEED BANK; SEED BURIAL; SEED DORMANCY; SHADING;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA TOMENTOSA; OPUNTIOIDEAE;

EID: 60949089295     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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