Tree regeneration and future dynamics of the laurel forest on Tenerife, Canary Islands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 861-868

  Arévalo, José Ramón ^a   Fernández Palacios, José María ^a   Palmer, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal sprout; Canopy dynamics; CCA; DCA; Markov projection; Sapling; Stand projection

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST DYNAMICS; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CANARY ISLANDS; TENERIFE;

ERICA ARBOREA; ERICA SCOPARIA; LAURUS AZORICA; MYRICA FAYA; PRUNUS LUSITANICA;

EID: 0342470425     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237311     Document Type: Conference Paper

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