Delayed emergence and post-fire recruitment success: Effects of seasonal germination, fire season and dormancy type

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 248-256

  Ooi, Mark K J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; DORMANCY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; MATURATION; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESPROUTING; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB; SURVIVAL;

LEUCOPOGON;

EID: 77954000476     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT09228     Document Type: Article

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