Composition and seasonal dynamics of seed rain in broad-leaved Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) mixed forest in Changbai Mountain, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2445-2454

  Jian, Zhang ^a,b   Zhanqing, Hao ^a   Buhang, Li ^a,b   Ji, Ye ^a,b   Xugao, Wang ^a   Xiaolin, Yao ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

broad leaved Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) mixed forest; Changbai Mountain; seed dispersal; seed rain

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FRUIT; MIXED FOREST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHANGBAI MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TIANCHI VOLCANO;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS MANDSHURICA; MALVACEAE; PINUS KORAIENSIS; TILIA AMURENSIS; ACER; ACER MONO; ULMUS; ULMUS JAPONICA;

EID: 51249099784     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(08)60056-6     Document Type: Article

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