Regeneration of Polylepis australis Bitt. in the mountains of central Argentina

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 190, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 301-309

  Enrico, Lucas ^a   Funes, Guillermo ^a   Cabido, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Polylepis australis; Regeneration; Sapling; Seed bank; Seedling

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION METHODS; SEED; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

SEED GERMINATION; SPECIES REGENERATION CYCLE;

FORESTRY;

MOUNTAIN; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEED BANK; SEEDLING;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; POLYLEPIS; POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 1542321494     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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