Competition for water between beech seedlings and surrounding vegetation in different light and vegetation composition conditions

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 593-600

  Coll, Lluis ^a   Balandier, Philippe ^a   Picon Cochard, Catherine ^a   Prévosto, Bernard ^a   Curt, Thomas ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Fagus sylvatica L.; Grasses; Root development; Soil water content; Understorey vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING; SOIL WATER; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EUDICOTYLEDONS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POACEAE;

EID: 1542579937     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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