Effects of canopy gaps on the demography of the subcanopy tree Styrax obassia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 787-796

  Abe, Shin ^a   Nakashizuka, Tohru ^b   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Matrix model; Ogawa Forest Reserve; Permanent plot

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; DECIDUOUS FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHADE TOLERANCE; UNDERSTORY;

JAPAN;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; STYRACACEAE; STYRAX; STYRAX OBASSIA;

EID: 0032426603     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237044     Document Type: Article

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