Comparative seed dormancy and germination of eight annual species of ephemeral wetland vegetation in a Mediterranean climate

Plant Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-349

  Carta, Angelino ^a   Bedini, Gianni ^a   Müller, Jonas V ^b   Probert, Robin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

After ripening; Dormancy; Ephemeral wetland vegetation; Mediterranean Basin; Seed

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANNUAL PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESICCATION; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; FLOODING; GERMINATION; HERB; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NICHE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; REGROWTH; RIPENING; SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WETLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CICENDIA FILIFORMIS; CRASSULA SAGINOIDES; LINUM; RADIOLA;

EID: 84873712897     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-013-0174-1     Document Type: Article

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