Use of artificial seedlings to estimate damage of forest seedlings due to litterfall and animals

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 635-640

  Gillman, Len N ^a   Wright, Shane D ^b   Ogden, John ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Litterfall disturbance potential; Microdisturbance; Microsite; Mortality; Non trophic damage; Safe site

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FOREST; HERBIVORY; LITTERFALL; MORTALITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036819555     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02091.x     Document Type: Article

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