Differences in plant species diversity in Larix kaempferi plantations of different ages in central Japan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 177-193

  Nagaike, Takuo ^a   Hayashi, Atsuko ^a   Abe, Midori ^b   Arai, Nobumasa ^b  

^a Yamanashi Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest ecosystem management; Life form; Long rotation plantation; Seed dispersal types; Vegetation development

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ECOLOGY;

AGE STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; LARIX KAEMPFERI;

EID: 0041693778     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00105-1     Document Type: Article

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