Why wait? Trait and habitat correlates of variation in germination speed among Kalahari annuals

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 549-559

  Kos, Martijn ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Predictive germination; Root elongation rate; Seed mass; Seed persistence; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FITNESS; GERMINATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SOIL MOISTURE; TRADE-OFF; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; PLANT ROOTS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77949267736     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1472-0     Document Type: Article

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