Seed bank and vegetation composition of forest stands of varying age in central Belgium: Consequences for regeneration of ancient forest vegetation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-48

  Bossuyt, B ^a   Heyn, M ^a   Hermy, M ^a  

^a Nature and Landscape Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ancient forest species; Forest disturbance; Forest dynamics; Secondary forest succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SEED BANK; UNDERSTORY;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0036035719     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020391430072     Document Type: Article

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