Comparative germination ecology of two altitudinal vicariant Saxifraga species endemic to the north of Spain

Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 593-600

  Gimenez Benavides L ^a   Milla, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Altitudinal gradient; Germination; Saxifraga canaliculata; Saxifraga trifurcata; Species replacement; Stratification

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; HERB; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STRATIFICATION; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SEEDS; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE;

SPAIN;

SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA CANALICULATA; SAXIFRAGA TRIFURCATA;

EID: 84876092127     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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