Short seed longevity, variable germination conditions, and infrequent establishment events provide a narrow window for Yucca brevifolia (Agavaceae) recruitment

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1647-1654

  Reynolds, M Bryant J ^a   DeFalco, Lesley A ^a   Esque, Todd C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agavaceae; Climate conditions; Granivory; Joshua tree; Mojave Desert; Nurse plants; Seed bank; Survival analysis; Yucca brevifolia

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRANIVORY; LONGEVITY; NURSE PLANT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REVEGETATION; SHRUB; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; SEEDLING; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; YUCCA;

ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; NEVADA; RAIN; SEASONS; SEEDLING; SEEDS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; YUCCA;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867593777     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200099     Document Type: Article

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