A 10-year evaluation of the functional basis for regeneration habitat preference of trees in an African evergreen forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3790-3796

  Chapman, Colin A ^a,b   Kitajima, Kaoru ^c   Zanne, Amy E ^d   Kaufman, Les S ^e   Lawes, Michael J ^f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

^f CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kibale National Park; Leaf chemistry; Light demands; Ontogenetic shifts; Regeneration strategy; Seed size; Shade tolerance; Treefall gaps

Indexed keywords

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED;

FOREST REGENERATION; LIGHT GUILDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEM DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY;

EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; SEED SIZE; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

FORESTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAPLINGS; SEEDLINGS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

EID: 43849090678     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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