Factors affecting establishment of Quercus liaotungensis Koidz. under mature mixed oak forest overstory and in shrubland

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 133-146

  Li, Qingkang ^a   Ma, Keping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Cotyledon removal; Defoliation; Establishment; Quercus liaotungensis Koidz.; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; SOILS;

SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY GAP; DEFOLIATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CHINA;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS WUTAISHANICA;

EID: 0037451737     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00274-8     Document Type: Article

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