Effects of a warmer climate on seed germination in the subarctic

Annals of Botany

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-296

  Milbau, Ann ^a,b   Graae, Bente Jessen ^b   Shevtsova, Anna ^a   Nijs, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cold stratification; Dwarf shrubs; Germination percentage; Incubation temperature; Mean germination time; Seedling establishment; Seeds; Silene; Subarctic species; Vaccinium; Warming

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRATIFICATION; SUBARCTIC REGION; SUMMER;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ARCTIC REGIONS; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOT TEMPERATURE; SEEDS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA; BETULA NANA; BETULA PUBESCENS; CALAMAGROSTIS LAPPONICA; POACEAE; SILENE; SILENE ACAULIS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 68349128438     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp117     Document Type: Article

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