Germination responses of the invasive Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. (Apocynaceae): comparisons with seeds from two ecosystems in northeastern Brazil

Life history traits are considered key indicators of plant invasibility. Among them, the germination behavior of seeds is of major relevance because it is influenced by environmental factors of invaded ecosystem. Here, we investigated how seed traits and seed tolerance to environmental factors on se...

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Main Authors: LAURA C. LEAL, MARCOS V. MEIADO, ARIADNA V. LOPES, INARA R. LEAL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2013-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652013000301025&lng=en&tlng=en