The potential role of seed banks in the recovery of dune ecosystems after removal of invasive plant species

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-119

  Marchante, Hélia ^a,b   Freitas, Helena ^b   Hoffmann, John H ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia longifolia; Diversity; Dune ecosystems; Plant traits; Resilience of invaded ecosystem; Seedling emergence

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 78651440361     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01099.x     Document Type: Article

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