An evaluation of alternative dispersal functions for trees

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 758-766

  Greene, David F ^a,d   Canham, Charles D ^b   Coates, K David ^c   Lepage, Philip T ^d  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Inverse modelling; Recruitment; Seed dispersal; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SEED DISPERSAL; TREE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

EID: 5344268874     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00921.x     Document Type: Article

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