Gap formation, microsite variation and the conifer seedling occurrence in a subalpine old-growth forest, central Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 617-625

  Narukawa, Yoshiko ^a   Yamamoto, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abies; Canopy gap; Elevated surfaces; Forest dynamics; Forest floor

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242343040     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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