Implications of climate warming on seedling emergence and mortality of African savanna woody plants

Plant Ecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-71

  Chidumayo, Emmanuel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Models; Optimum temperatures; Savanna vegetation; Seedling survival and recruitment; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAVANNA; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL; WARMING; WOODY PLANT;

ACACIA; ACACIA POLYACANTHA; BAUHINIA; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 48449097092     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9385-7     Document Type: Article

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