Factors affecting the occurrence of woody plants in understory of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) plantations in a warm-temperate region in Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 243-251

  Ito, Satoshi ^a   Ishigami, Satoshi ^a   Mitsuda, Yasushi ^a   Buckley, G Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broad leaved evergreen forest; Logistic regression analysis; Species occurrence; Stand attributes; Understory shrubs

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; VEGETATION; WOOD;

BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN FOREST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STAND ATTRIBUTES; UNDERSTORY SHRUBS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEEDS; WOOD;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 33745893413     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-005-0183-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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