Disentangling Fabiana imbricata (Solanaceae) regeneration: The importance of disturbance and rainfall

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-13

  Ghermandi, Luciana ^a   Franzese, Jorgelina ^a   Gonzalez, Sofía L ^a   de Torres Curth, Mónica I ^a,b   Ruete, Alejandro ^c  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente Bariloche   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fire; Germination requirements; Mediterranean grassland; Patagonia; Seeder shrub

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; COLONY; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; FIRE; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; LEACHATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; REGENERATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUBLAND; SOIL EROSION;

PATAGONIA;

FABIANA IMBRICATA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 84878692214     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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