Differential effects of several "litter" types on the germination of dry grassland species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1069-1081

  Ruprecht, Eszter ^a   Józsa, János ^a   Ölvedi, Tamás B ^a,b   Simon, Júlia ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Facilitation; Inhibition; Phenolic acids; Recruitment; Seed size; Seed sowing; Stipa

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; BIOACCUMULATION; DRYLAND FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FACILITATION; GERMINATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; INHIBITION; LITTER; ORGANIC ACID; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED SIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOWING;

ROMANIA;

STIPA; STIPA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 78049251849     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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