Do sprouting tree species on erosion-prone sites carry large reserves of resources?

Annals of Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 625-630

  Sakai, A ^a   Sakai, S ^a   Akiyama, F ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Grassland Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate concentration; Euptelea polyandra Sieb. et Zacc; Ground surface disturbance; Idesia polycarpa Maxim; Mallotus japonicus (Thunb.) Muell. Arg.; Quercus serrata Thunb; Resprouter; Root dry weight ratio; Soluble sugars; Sprouting; Starch

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; RESPROUTING; SAPLING; SOIL EROSION;

EUPTELEA POLYANDRA; EUPTELEACEAE; FAGACEAE; FLACOURTIACEAE; IDESIA POLYCARPA; MALLOTUS; MALLOTUS JAPONICUS; POLYCARPA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SERRATA; QUERCUS SERRATA JAPONICUS;

EID: 0030789647     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0389     Document Type: Article

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