Conifer regeneration problems in boreal and temperate forests with ericaceous understory: Role of disturbance, seedbed limitation, and keytsone species change

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 341-366

  Mallik, A U ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Alternate stable states; Ecosystem engineer; Ericaceous plants; Fire; Growth check; Harvesting; Keystone species; Mycorrhizae; Phenolics; Regeneration; Succession

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CARDUUS; CARDUUS NUTANS; CIRSIUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; EMPETRUM; EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM; ERICALES; KALMIA;

EID: 0038354931     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713610860     Document Type: Review

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