Fire-related traits in mediterranean basin plants

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 177-194

  Ne'Eman, Gidi ^a   Lev Yadun, Simcha ^a   Arianoutsou, Margarita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

flammability; germination; lignotuber; Plant adaptive traits; resprouting; serotiny; smoke

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GEOPHYTE; GERMINATION; HEAT SHOCK; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RESPROUTING; SEROTINY; SMOKE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84879638293     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.58.2-3.177     Document Type: Article

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