Suitability and limitations of native species for seed mixtures to re-vegetate degraded areas

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 726-736

  Oliveira, Graça ^a   Clemente, Adelaide ^a,b   Nunes, Alice ^a   Correia, Otília ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Competition; Establishment; Germination; Hydroseeding; Quarry; Restoration; Seeding density; Seedling morphology; Species selection

Indexed keywords

ORIGANUM VULGARE; PIPTATHERUM MILIACEUM; SEDUM ALBUM; THYMUS MASTICHINA;

EID: 84925944332     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12099     Document Type: Article

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