Regeneration patterns in relation to canopy species composition and site variables in mixed oak forests in the Sierra de Manantlán biosphere reserve, Mexico

Ecological Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-261

  Figueroa Rangel, Blanca Lorena ^b   Olvera Vargas, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Canopy openness; Canopy type; Quercus; Red far red; Species association; TWINSPAN

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST CANOPY; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MEXICO;

QUERCUS CANDICANS; QUERCUS CASTANEA; QUERCUS CRASSIPES; QUERCUS RUGOSA;

EID: 0034260618     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2000.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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