The effects of small-scale environmental heterogeneity on seed germination in experimental treefall gaps in New Zealand

Plant Ecology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-215

  McAlpine, Kate G ^a   Drake, Donald R ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Light; Litter; Microenvironment; Natural regeneration; Plantation pine; Restoration

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; GERMINATION; LIGHT; LITTER; MICROHABITAT; PLANTATION; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALECTRYON; ALECTRYON EXCELSUS; BERBERIS; BERBERIS DARWINII; CYTISUS; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS; FUCHSIA; MACROPIPER; MACROPIPER EXCELSUM; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0037281844     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022247707932     Document Type: Article

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