Population dynamics of overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) in a seasonally flooded karst depression

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-18

  McCarthy, Sarah E ^a,b   Evans, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland wetland hardwood forests; Recruitment patterns; Regeneration failure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS LYRATA;

EID: 0034108323     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088743     Document Type: Article

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