Dry matter production, population structure and environmental conditions of the spring ephemeral Erythronium japonicum growing in various habitats differing in sunlight exposure in cool temperate Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-99

  Sawada, Shinichi ^a   Chida, Saori ^a   Sawaguchi, Yuuki ^a   Nagasawa, Nobutaka ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

environmental conditions; net production; population structure; sexual maturity; survivorship

Indexed keywords

ERYTHRONIUM JAPONICUM; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; FAGACEAE; LILIACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS DENSIFLORA; QUERCUS MONGOLICA;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPRING EPHEMERAL; SURVIVAL;

JAPAN;

EID: 0030620275     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523614     Document Type: Article

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