Diaspores of the introduced species Poa annua L. in soil samples from King George Island (South Shetlands, Antarctica)

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 415-419

  Wódkiewicz, MacIej ^a   Galera, Halina ^a   Chwedorzewska, Katarzyna ^b   Gielwanowska, Irena ^c   Olech, Maria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; SEED BANK; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SOIL SURVEY; SPORE; SURVIVAL;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 84883299673     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-45.3.415     Document Type: Article

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