Belowground ecological interactions in mixed-species forest plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 233, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 231-239

  Jose, Shibu ^a   Williams, Richard ^b   Zamora, Diomides ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary interaction; Niche separation; Root length density; Species coexistence

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; SOILS; TROPICS;

COMPLEMENTARY INTERACTION; NICHE SEPARATION; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; SPECIES COEXISTENCE;

FORESTRY;

ALLELOPATHY; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MIXED FOREST; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; TROPICAL PLANTS;

EID: 33748699337     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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