The effect of inundation and salinity on the germination of seed banks from wetlands in South Australia

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-106

  Goodman, Abigail M ^a   Ganf, George G ^a   Maier, Holger R ^a   Dandy, Graeme C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Salinity; Seed bank; Water regime

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GERMINATION; SALINITY; SEED BANK; SEEDLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78651451689     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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