Forest seed banks along an intensity gradient of ancient agriculture

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-114

  Plue, J ^a   Dupouey, J L ^b   Verheyen, K ^c   Hermy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coppice with standards management; Functional seed bank types; Gallo Roman agriculture; Land use; Seed bank pattern; Verbascum thapsus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM THAPSUS;

EID: 68349160316     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258509306662     Document Type: Article

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