Early to rise makes a plant healthy, wealthy, and wise

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3061-3071

  De Luis, M ^a   Verdu M ^b   Raventos J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cistaceae; Early emergence; Fabaceae; Plant fitness; Seedling emergence; Seedling fecundity; Seedling growth; Time of emergence

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FECUNDITY; FIRE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; LIFE CYCLE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CISTACEAE; CISTUS; CISTUS ALBIDUS; FABACEAE; HELIANTHEMUM; ONONIS FRUTICOSA; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX PARVIFLORUS;

EID: 63849100909     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1828.1     Document Type: Article

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