The fern understory as an ecological filter: Emergence and establishment of canopy-tree seedlings

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 833-845

  George, Lisa O ^a   Bazzaz, F A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Betula alleghaniensis; Competition; Fern understory as ecological filter; Forest regeneration; Fraxinus americana; Harvard Forest, Massachusetts, USA; Microenvironments; Pinus strobus; Quercus rubra; Tree seedling recruitment; Understory

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERN; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; UNDERSTORY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BETULA LENTA; FILICOPHYTA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; PINUS STROBUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0032941606     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0833:TFUAAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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