Factors limiting regeneration of Quercus alba and Cornus florida in formerly cultivated coastal plain sites, South Carolina

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 571-586

  Riley Jr , Joseph M ^a,b   Jones, Robert H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardwood restoration; Herbivory; Limiting factors

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CULTIVATION; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; SOILS;

GAP LIGHT INDEX (GLI);

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORY; LIMITING FACTOR; REGENERATION;

CARBON; CULTIVATION; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; SOIL;

CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 0037424931     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00449-8     Document Type: Article

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