Predicting germination in semi-arid wildland seedbeds II. Field validation of wet thermal-time models

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 76, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-73

  Rawlins, Jennifer K ^a   Roundy, Bruce A ^a   Egget, Dennis ^a   Cline, Nathan ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Fire rehabilitation; Revegetation; Seedbed ecology; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; GRASS; LOGISTICS; PREDICTION; REVEGETATION; SEED; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; STEPPE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 82255175553     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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