Establishment and growth of coniferous seedlings in an altered forest floor after long-term exclusion of deer

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-311

  Kumar, Shalini ^a   Shibata, Ei'ichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coniferous seedling; Deer browsing; Forest floor; Long term fencing; Mt Ohdaigahara

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS SEEDLING; DEER BROWSING; LONG-TERM FENCING; POPULATION DENSITY;

SEED;

FORESTRY;

ABIES HOMOLEPIS; PICEA JEZOENSIS; SEEDLINGS;

ABIES; ABIES HOMOLEPIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; PICEA; PICEA JEZOENSIS SUBSP. HONDOENSIS;

EID: 34447129394     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-007-0014-z     Document Type: Article

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