Competitive suppression of Quercus douglasii (Fagaceae) seedling emergence and growth

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 986-994

  Gordon, Doria R ^a   Rice, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue oak woodlands; Competition; Fagaceae; Oak regeneration; Quercus douglasii; Recruitment; Seedling bank; Seedling emergence; Seedling growth; Soil water potential

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GROWTH; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 0033942080     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656998     Document Type: Article

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