Factors influencing seedling emergence and survival in Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-234

  Kubo, Masako ^a   Sakio, Hitoshi ^b   Shimano, Koji ^c   Ohno, Keiichi ^d  

^a Yamanashi Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

^b Saitama Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Research Center   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germination test; Riparian forest; Seedling emergence; Seedling size; Seedling survivorship

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GROWTH; LIGHT INTENSITY; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL TYPE; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM; RIPARIA;

EID: 5444231821     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02804779     Document Type: Article

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