Effects of root competition and canopy openness on survival and growth of tree seedlings in a tropical seasonal dry forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 33-48

  Gerhardt, Karin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dry forest regeneration; Root competition; Seasonality; Seedling establishment; Soil moisture relations

Indexed keywords

CANOPY OPENNESS; GROWTH; ROOT COMPETITION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; TREE; TROPICAL DRY FOREST;

COSTA RICA, GUANACASTE, GUANACASTE CONSERVATION AREA;

CEDRELA ODORATA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL; MANILKARA CHICLE; MELIACEAE; SAPOTACEAE; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 0030423982     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03700-4     Document Type: Article

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