Spatial pattern and size distribution of the animal-dispersed tree Quercus robur in two spruce-dominated forests

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-44

  Frost, Ingela ^a   Rydin, Håkan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acorns; Rodents; Spatial aggregations; Tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OAK; SEED DISPERSAL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOCHORY;

SWEDEN;

QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0034085829     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682569     Document Type: Article

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