Short-term changes affecting regeneration of Fagus crenata after the simultaneous death of Sasa kurilensis

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Abe, M ^a,b   Miguchi, H ^a   Honda, A ^a   Makita, A ^b   Nakashizuka, T ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beech; Canopy gap; Dwarf bamboo; Mast seeding; Seed predation; Seedling predation; Understorey

Indexed keywords

GAP DYNAMICS; REGENERATION; SEED PREDATION; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; LAKE TOWADA; TOHOKU; WORLD;

FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; RODENTIA; SASA; SASA KURILENSIS;

EID: 17044373230     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02337.x     Document Type: Article

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