Effects of fitter coverage and watering frequency on seed germination and seedling survival of Castanopsis fissa

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2097-2102

  Wang, Jun ^a,b   Wang, Zhuo Han ^a,b   Yang, Long ^a,b   Ren, Hai ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Castanopsis fissa; Litter coverage; Seed germination; Seedling development; Soil moisture; Watering frequency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUBLAND; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CASTANOPSIS FISSA;

WATER;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FAGACEAE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; SOIL;

ECOSYSTEM; FAGACEAE; GERMINATION; SEEDLING; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 58149377942     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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