Soil seed bank longevity of the exotic annual grass Bromus rubens in the Mojave Desert, USA

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-75

  Jurand, B S ^a   Abella, S R ^a,b   Suazo, A A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination; GLMM; Invasive species; RRCNCA; Seed burial; Seed viability

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOME; GERMINATION; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LONGEVITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED BANK; VIABILITY;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; BROMUS RUBENS;

EID: 84875800497     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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