Coexistence mechanisms of evergreen, deciduous and coniferous trees in a mid-montane mixed forest on Mt. Emei, Sichuan, China

Plant Ecology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-230

  Tang, Cindy Q ^a   Ohsawa, Masahiko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Climax; Forest dynamics; Patchy structure; Regeneration processes; Succession; Topographic gradient; Tree life forms

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST DYNAMICS; MONTANE FOREST; REGENERATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHINA;

ABIES; ABIES FABRI; ACER; CONIFERALES; LITHOCARPUS; TAXUS; TAXUS CHINENSIS; TSUGA; TSUGA CHINENSIS;

EID: 0036396512     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020395830795     Document Type: Article

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