Survival of tree seedlings on different species of decaying wood maintains tree distribution in Michigan hemlock-hardwood forests

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 505-513

  Marx, Laura ^a,b   Walters, Michael B ^b  

^a 126 Natural Resources Building ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Betula alleghaniensis; Coarse woody debris; Decaying wood; Patch structure; Seedling establishment; Tsuga canadensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; ANGIOSPERM; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST FLOOR; GERMINATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOOD;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 42149119781     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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