Effects of previous forest types and site conditions on species composition and abundance of naturally regenerated trees in young Cryptomeria japonica plantations in northern Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Sugita, Hisashi ^a   Kunisaki, Takashi ^b   Takahashi, Takeyasu ^b   Takahashi, Ryoichi ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conifer plantations; Naturally regenerated trees; Previous forest type; Site conditions; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; WATERSHEDS;

NATURALLY REGENERATED TREES; PREVIOUS FOREST TYPE; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; PATH ANALYSIS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGENERATION; SITE EFFECT;

BIOMASS; CRYPTOMERIA; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SOFTWOODS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; AESCULUS TURBINATA; BETULA MAXIMOWICZIANA; CASTANEA CRENATA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; MAGNOLIA HYPOLEUCA; MAGNOLIACEAE; PINUS DENSIFLORA; PTEROCARYA RHOIFOLIA; QUERCUS CRISPULA; SWIDA CONTROVERSA; THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA;

EID: 43049159081     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-008-0067-7     Document Type: Article

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