Effects of position, understorey vegetation and coarse woody debris on tree regeneration in two environmentally contrasting forests of north-western Patagonia: A manipulative approach

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1357-1367

  Heinemann, Karin ^a   Kitzberger, Thomas ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Coarse woody debris; Forest dynamics; Gaps; Nothofagus pumilio; Patagonia; Precipitation gradient; Seedlings; Understorey removal

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; FRAGMENTATION; GAP DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SEEDLING; TREE;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 33745810183     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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