Sprouting characteristics of a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest following clear-cutting in Okinawa, Japan

New Forests

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-246

  Wu, Lichao ^a   Shinzato, Takakazu ^b   Chen, Caihong ^a   Aramoto, Mitsunori ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clear cutting; Evergreen broad leaved forest; Sprouting capability; Stump; Subtropics

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FRUITS;

CLEAR-CUTTING; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHT; DOMINANT SPECIES; EVERGREEN BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; FOREST STANDS; SPROUTING CAPABILITY; STEM NUMBERS; STUMP; SUBTROPICS; TREE COMMUNITIES; TREE HEIGHT; TREE SPECIES;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLEARCUTTING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; REGENERATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CUTTINGS; FORESTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STUMPS; TREE DIMENSIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA VAR. SIEBOLDII; SCHIMA WALLICHII;

EID: 52549113198     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-008-9096-5     Document Type: Article

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