Disturbance as a factor in breaking dormancy and enhancing invasiveness of African grasses in a Neotropical Savanna
The Cerrado is threatened by wildfires and invasive species. We aimed to evaluate in laboratory conditions whether temperature fluctuation at the soil surface, resulting from the absence of vegetation due to fire, can affect the germination of Urochloa decumbens and U. brizantha, two invasive Africa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
2016-03-01
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Series: | Acta Botânica Brasílica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062016000100131&lng=en&tlng=en |