Spatial and temporal patterns of rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.) regeneration in West Carpathian subalpine spruce forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-291

  Żywiec, Magdalena ^a   Ledwoń, Mateusz ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dispersal limitations; Fleshy fruited tree; Gap regeneration; Seedling bank

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DICOTYLEDON; EVERGREEN FOREST; REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAND STRUCTURE;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PICEA; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 36649019926     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9291-z     Document Type: Article

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