Effects of shading on early growth of Cyclobalanopsis glauca (Fagaceae) in subtropical abandoned fields: Implications for vegetation restoration

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-161

  Du, Xiaojun ^a   Liu, Canran ^a   Yu, Xingjun ^a   Ma, Keping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Early establishment; Evergreen broad leaved forest; Native species; Restoration ecology; Shade tolerance; SW China

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHYTOMASS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADING; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WOODY PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

FAGACEAE; QUERCUS GLAUCA;

EID: 40849106245     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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