Predicting germination in semi-arid wildland seedbeds. I. Thermal germination models

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 76, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-67

  Rawlins, Jennifer K ^a   Roundy, Bruce A ^a   Davis, Scott M ^a   Egget, Dennis ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Fire rehabilitation; Germination rate; Revegetation; Seeding; Thermal time; Wildland restoration

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BEETLE; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DIURNAL VARIATION; GERMINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 82255192255     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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