Above- and below-ground competition between the liana Acacia kamerunensis and tree seedlings in contrasting light environments

Plant Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-244

  Toledo Aceves, Tarin ^a   Swaine, Michael D ^b  

^a CONABIO ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Forest regeneration; Irradiance; Liana; Tree seedling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY GAP; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHYTOMASS; REGENERATION; ROOT COMPETITION; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE;

ACACIA; GARCINIA; KHAYA ANTHOTHECA; NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII;

EID: 42549127357     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9347-0     Document Type: Article

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