Understanding the potential effects of water regime and salinity on recruitment of Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-206

  Salter, J ^a   Morris, K ^a   Read, J ^b   Boon, P I ^c  

^a Policy and Management   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Establishment; Melaleuca ericifolia; Post germination; Salinity; Water regime

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; DICOTYLEDON; DRAWDOWN; GERMINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ERICIFOLIA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 74149088864     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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