Gaps in a gappy forest: Plant resources, longleaf pine regeneration, and understory response to tree removal in longleaf pine savannas

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 765-778

  McGuire, J P ^a   Mitchell, R J ^a   Moser, E B ^a   Pecot, S D ^a   Gjerstad, D H ^a   Hedman, C W ^a  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

MINERALIZATION;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; REGENERATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; UNDERSTORY;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0034877245     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x01-003     Document Type: Article

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