Dioecy-induced spatial patterns of two codominant tree species, Podocarpus nagi and Neolitsea aciculata

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 678-687

  Nanami, Satoshi ^a   Kawaguchi, Hideyuki ^a,c   Yamakura, Takuo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Seed dispersal; Sex expression; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; JAPAN; PLANT ANIMAL INTERACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGENERATION;

COEXISTENCE; DENSITY; DIOECY; REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL VARIATION;

JAPAN;

NEOLITSEA ACICULATA; PODOCARPUS NAGI;

EID: 0032808511     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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