Conifer seedling recruitment in a southeastern Canadian boreal forest: The importance of substrate

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 575-582

  Simard, Marie Josée ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a   Sirois, Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Litter; Microsite; Nurse log; Picea glauca; Quebec; Regeneration; Succession; Thuja occidentalis

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA; THUJA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0031741214     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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