Recruitment and survival of Argyrodendron actinophyllum seedlings in an Australian rainforest

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-269

  Nadolny, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argyrodendron actinophyllum; Density dependence; Heritiera actinophylla; Mast seeding; Rainforest; Seedfall; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044391521     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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