Effects of canopy conditions on the regeneration of major tree species in an old-growth Chamaecyparis obtusa forest in central Japan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 141-152

  Hoshino, D ^a   Nishimura, N ^b,c   Yamamoto, S ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c BUKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chamaecyparis pisifera; Disturbance; Gap; Magnolia obovata; Species composition; Thujopsis dolabrata

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY;

REGENERATION MODE;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; CANOPY GAP; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REGENERATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

JAPAN;

BETULA; CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAGNOLIA; MAGNOLIA HEPTAPETALA; MAGNOLIACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA; THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA;

EID: 0242501507     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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