Structure and dynamics of a Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii population in an old-growth, evergreen, broad-leaved forest: The importance of sprout regeneration

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-129

  Miura, Masahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy gap; Disturbance; Forest dynamics; Large plot study; Long term study; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CANOPY GAP; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING;

JAPAN;

CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA VAR. SIEBOLDII; CUSPIDATA;

EID: 0037349576     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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