Seeds of alpine plants are short lived: Implications for long-term conservation

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 171-179

  Mondoni, Andrea ^a   Probert, Robin J ^b   Rossi, Graziano ^a   Vegini, Emanuele ^a   Hay, Fiona R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

alpine plants; climate; seed bank storage; Seed longevity

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GERMINATION; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; LONGEVITY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEED BANK; SELECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED;

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GERMINATION; ITALY; LONGEVITY; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ITALY;

EID: 78650595259     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq222     Document Type: Article

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