Quercus rugosa seedling dynamics in relation to its re-introduction in a disturbed Mexican landscape

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-200

  Bonfil, C ^a,c   Soberon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central Mexico; Herbivory; Oak regeneration; Resprouting; Seed predation; Seedling growth; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS RUGOSA;

EID: 0033393280     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1478982     Document Type: Article

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