Effects of microenvironmental heterogeneity on the seed-to-seedling process and tree coexistence in a riparian forest

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 724-734

  Masaki, Takashi ^a   Osumi, Katsuhiro ^a   Takahashi, Kazunori ^a   Hoshizaki, Kazuhiko ^b   Matsune, Kenji ^c   Suzuki, Wajirou ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Forestry Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microtopography; Riparian forest; Rooting substrate; Seed rain; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSLIDE; RIPARIAN FOREST; ROOTING; SEED; SEED RAIN; SEEDLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ACER; ACER MONO; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; AESCULUS TURBINATA; CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM; FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; PTEROCARYA RHOIFOLIA;

EID: 36148941302     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0308-1     Document Type: Article

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