Survival and growth of native and alien woody seedlings in open and understory environments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 377-385

  Sanford, Nicole L ^a   Harrington, Robin A ^a   Fownes, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Growth analysis; Invasive species; Plasticity; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

GROWTH RATE;

ECOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACER PLATANOIDES; ACER SACCHARUM; AMOMUM; CERVIDAE; CORNUS AMOMUM; ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA; ELEAGNUS; ELEAGNUS UMBELLATA; FRANGULA ALNUS; GALLUS GALLUS; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS FRANGULA; SACCHARUM; VIBURNUM DENTATUM;

EID: 0042694850     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00141-5     Document Type: Article

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