Seed dispersal and seed banks in Aloe marlothii (Asphodelaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 276-280

  Symes, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mega herbivore; Monocotyledon; Succulent; Suikerbosrand; Xanthorrhoeaceae

Indexed keywords

BURNING; DISTURBANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; GERMINATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SUIKERBOSRAND NATURE RESERVE;

ALOE; ALOE MARLOTHII; ASPHODELACEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; XANTHORRHOEACEAE;

EID: 84855945930     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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