Local Adaptation and the Effects of Grazing on the Performance of Nassella pulchra: Implications for Seed Sourcing in Restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 688-695

  Hufford, Kristina M ^a,b   Mazer, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

California grassland; Home site advantage; Reciprocal transplant

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENOTYPE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING; TRANSPLANTATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

NASSELLA PULCHRA;

EID: 84869084851     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00843.x     Document Type: Article

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