Polylepis australis' regeneration niche in relation to seed dispersal, site characteristics and livestock density

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-260

  Torres, Romina C ^a   Renison, Daniel ^a,c   Hensen, Isabell ^b   Suarez, Ricardo ^c   Enrico, Lucas ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c Proyecto Conservación y Reforestación de las Sierras de Córdoba ^*  (Argentina)

^d Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

Author keywords

"Tabaquillo"; Erosion; Forest cover; Mesohabitat; Microsite; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FORESTRY; SEED; SOILS;

FOREST COVER; MESOHABITAT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENDEMIC SPECIES; EROSION; FOREST COVER; HABITAT QUALITY; LIVESTOCK; MONTANE FOREST; NICHE; POISSON RATIO; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; WOODY PLANT;

EROSION; FORESTRY; PLANTS; SOIL;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

POLYLEPIS; POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 37549030541     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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