Genetic diversity, spatial patterns, and growth of root sprouts in a temperate tree at the northern distribution limit

Ecoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-258

  Rasmussen, Kristine K ^a   Kollmann, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Density effects; Range limit; Vegetative regeneration; Woody species

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; REGENERATION; ROOT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; WOODY PLANT;

CERVIDAE; ROSACEAE; SORBUS; SORBUS TORMINALIS;

EID: 34347229774     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2007)14[250:GDSPAG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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