Factors affecting the early survival and growth of native tree seedlings planted on a degraded hillside Grassland in Hong Kong, China

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-488

  Hau, Billy C H ^a   Corlett, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forest restoration; Native tree species; Seasonal drought; Soil fertility; South China; Weed competition

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; LAND DEGRADATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT COMPETITION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

ARALIACEAE; CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS FISSA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FAGACEAE; SAPIUM; SCHEFFLERA; SCHIMA; SCHIMA SUPERBA; THEACEAE;

EID: 0345766886     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2003.rec0279.x     Document Type: Article

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