Disentangling the role of heat and smoke as germination cues in Mediterranean Basin flora

Annals of Botany

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-635

  Moreira, B ^a,c   Tormo, J ^a   Estrelles, E ^b   Pausas, J G ^c  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cistaceae; Ericaceae; Fabaceae; Heat treatments; Lamiaceae; Linaceae; Mediterranean Basin; Post fire germination; Primulaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Seedling growth; Smoke treatments

Indexed keywords

CISTACEAE; ERICACEAE; FABACEAE; LAMIACEAE; LINACEAE; PRIMULACEAE; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

ARTICLE; FIRE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SEEDLING; SMOKE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FIRES; GERMINATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANTS; SEEDLING; SEEDS; SMOKE;

EID: 77953950835     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq017     Document Type: Article

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