Spatio-temporal variation of environmental signals inducing seed germination in temperate conifer plantations and natural hardwood forests in northern Japan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 361-369

  Seiwa, K ^a   Ando, M ^a   Imaji, A ^a   Tomita, M ^a   Kanou, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conifer plantation; Germination timing; Leaf phenology; Litter accumulation; PPFD; Red to far red ratio; Species diversity; Temperature fluctuations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIODIVERSITY; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONIFER PLANTATION; GERMINATION TIMING; LEAF PHENOLOGY; LITTER ACCUMULATION; PPFD; RED TO FAR-RED RATIO; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; LITTER; PHENOLOGY; SIGNAL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; GERMINATION; HARDWOODS; HERBS; PLANTATIONS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEEDS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 56449099216     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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