The light environment, morphology and growth of the early successional tree species Litsea citriodora

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 236, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 251-258

  Miyazawa, Yoshiyuki ^a   Tatsuya, Shirasa ^a   Kikuzawa, Kihachiro ^b   Otsuki, Kyoichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clear cut; Growth analysis; Litsea citriodora; Pioneer species; Sprout; Vertical growth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MORPHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLEAR CUT; GROWTH ANALYSIS; LITSEA CITRIODORA; PIONEER SPECIES; SPROUTS; VERTICAL GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; PIONEER SPECIES; TREE;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

CLERODENDRUM TRICHOTOMUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; LITSEA; MALLOTUS JAPONICUS; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA;

EID: 33751250192     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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