Regeneration dynamics and life history differences in southern Chilean Nothofagus forests: A synthesis

Plant Ecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 353-369

  Pollmann, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Disturbance; Forest dynamics; Life history traits; Long lived pioneer species; Nothofagus alpina; Population structure; Temperate South America

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGENERATION; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ANDES; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LAURELIA PHILIPPIANA; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS ALPINA; NOTHOFAGUS DOMBEYI; NOTHOFAGUS MACROCARPA; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA LINGUE;

EID: 26044455975     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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