Tree seed germination and seedling establishment in treefall gaps and understorey in a subtropical forest of northeast India

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-145

  Rao, P ^a   Barik, S K ^a   Pandey, H N ^a   Tripathi, R S ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Microenvironment; Quercus dealbata; Quercus glauca; Quercus griffithii; Schima khasiana

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444387501     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00652.x     Document Type: Article

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