Microsite heterogeneity in litterfall risk to seedlings

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 497-504

  Gillman, Len N ^a   Ogden, John ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial seedling; Diversity; Microdisturbance; Palm; Regeneration niche; Treefern

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; LITTERFALL; MICROHABITAT; MORTALITY; SEEDLING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CYATHEA; CYATHEACEAE; DICKSONIA; DICKSONIACEAE;

EID: 28244480452     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01485.x     Document Type: Article

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