Comparative demography of three coexisting Acer species in gaps and under closed canopy

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-138

  Tanaka, H ^a   Shibata, M ^a   Masaki, T ^a   Iida, S ^a   Niiyama, K ^a   Abe, S ^a   Kominami, Y ^b   Nakashizuka, T ^c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demography; Growth rate; Ogawa reserve; Shade tolerance; Survival; Trade off; Transition matrix model

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; OGAWA FOREST RESERVE;

ACER; ACER MONO; ACER PALMATUM SUBSP. AMOENUM; ACER RUFINERVE;

EID: 41349085450     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-8-18342     Document Type: Article

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