Competition between Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus in an ancient wood in England: Seedling survivorship

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 875-880

  Le Duc, M G ^a   Havill, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Cohort survivorship; Light compensation point; Succession; Woodland light climate

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT EFFECT; SEEDLING; SURVIVORSHIP; TREE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CARPINUS BETULUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 0032423849     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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