Provenance variation in germination and seedling growth of Abies guatemalensis Rehder

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1831-1840

  Strandby Andersen, U ^a   Prado Cordova J P ^a,b   Brauner Nielsen U ^a   Kollmann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Abies guatemalensis; Christmas tree; Flushing; Germination; Guatemala; Seedling growth; Survival

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HARVESTING;

CHRISTMAS TREE; ENDANGERED CONIFERS; SEED PROVENANCES;

FORESTRY;

ALTITUDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; GERMINATION; GROWTH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ABIES GUATEMALENSIS; FLUSHING; GERMINATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ABIES GUATEMALENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 39749137452     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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