Seedling emergence, survival and size in relation to light and water availability in two bottomland hardwood species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1041-1050

  Battaglia, L L ^a,c   Fore S A ^a,b   Sharitz, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Floodplain; Forest regeneration; Light; Microsites; Microtopography

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; FOREST; GERMINATION; LIGHT; MORTALITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT REGENERATION; SPECIES COMPETITION; STRESS TOLERANCE;

FLOODPLAIN FOREST; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROHABITAT; REGENERATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 0034491570     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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