Effects of light, moisture, temperature, and litter on the regeneration of five tree species in the tropical montane wet forest of Puerto Rico

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1063-1068

  Everham III, Edwin M ^a   Myster, Randall W ^c   Vandegenachte, Eric ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cecropia; Dacryodes; germination; Guarea; Prestoea; Puerto Rico; Shefflera; tropical montane wet forest

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; LIGHT; LITTER LAYER; REGENERATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

PUERTO RICO;

BURSERACEAE; CECROPIACEAE; DACRYODES; GUAREA; MELIACEAE; PRESTOEA;

EID: 0030434995     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1996.tb12804.x     Document Type: Article

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