Survival and growth of woody plant seedlings in the understorey of floodplain forests in South Carolina

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 574-587

  Jones, Robert H ^a   Sharitz, Rebecca R ^b,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced regeneration; Forested wetlands; Log logistic function; Mortality; Seedling populations; Succession; Survival; Understorey

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

FLOODPLAIN FOREST; GROWTH; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY; WOODY PLANT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031828627     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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