Survival and growth of tree seedlings in anthropogenically disturbed Mexican montane rain forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 881-890

  Ramírez Marcial, Neptalí ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Microclimate; Natural recruitment; Neotropic; Pine oak sweetgum forest; Seedling performance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROWTH; MONTANE FOREST; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; SURVIVAL;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS TAURUS; CORNUS; CORNUS DISCIFLORA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; OREOPANAX; OREOPANAX XALAPENSIS; PINUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 17944396877     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02221.x     Document Type: Article

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