Seedling survival and growth of three forest tree species: The role of spatial heterogeneity

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1849-1861

  Beckage, Brian ^a,b   Clark, James S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Canopy gaps; Forest dynamics; Liriodendron tulipifera; Quercus rubra; Regeneration niche; Seedling growth; Seedling survival; Southern Appalachian forests; Spatial heterogeneity; Species diversity; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; COEXISTENCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; HETEROGENEITY; MICROHABITAT; NICHE; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ACER RUBRUM; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0037740828     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[1849:SSAGOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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