Microsite and climatic controls of tree population dynamics: An 18-year study on cliffs

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 402-414

  Matthes, Uta ^a   Larson, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Emergence; Long term studies; Morbidity; Mortality; Recruitment; Safe sites; Survivorship; Thuja occidentalis; Tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; CLIMATE VARIATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; MICROHABITAT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVORSHIP;

THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 33645069652     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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