Light and seed size affect establishment of grove-forming ectomycorrhizal rain forest tree species

New Phytologist

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 271-289

  Green, J J ^a,b   Newbery, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizas; Forest dynamics; Korup National Park; Light response; Microberlinia bisulcata; Nursery experiments; Phosphorus; Seed size; Seedlings; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

ECTOMYCORRHIZA; LIGHT EFFECT; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SEED SIZE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034936954     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2001.00156.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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