Regeneration microsites and tree species coexistence in temperate rain forests of Chiloé Island, Chile

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 776-784

  Christie, Duncan A ^a   Armesto, Juan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fallen logs; Litter; Regeneration niche; Seed size; Temperate rain forests

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; LITTER; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CHILE;

EUCRYPHIA CORDIFOLIA; LAURELIOPSIS PHILIPPIANA; NOTHOFAGUS NITIDA; PODOCARPUS; PODOCARPUS NUBIGENA; TEPUALIA STIPULARIS; WEINMANNIA TRICHOSPERMA;

EID: 0141924367     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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