Gap-phase regeneration in longleaf pine wiregrass ecosystems

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 125-139

  Brockway, Dale G ^a   W Outcalt, Kenneth ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristida stricta Michx.; Canopy gaps; Disturbance; Pinus palustris Mill.; Root gaps; Uneven aged forest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; REGENERATION; SEEDLING MORTALITY;

ARISTIDA STRICTA; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0032572505     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00308-3     Document Type: Article

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