Regeneration patterns of a long-lived dominant conifer and the effects of logging in southern South America

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-232

  Souza, Alexandre F ^a   Forgiarini, Cristiane ^a   Longhi, Solon Jonas ^b   Brena, Doádi Antônio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araucariaceae; Conifer hardwood mixed forests; Ontogenetic stages; Pioneers; Point pattern analysis

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; FOREST; LOGGING (TIMBER); REGENERATION; SEEDLING; TREE;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SAO FRANCISCO DE PAULA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ARAUCARIACEAE; AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51249118711     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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