Colonization of recent coniferous versus deciduous forest stands by vascular plants at the local scale

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-316

  Wulf, Monika ^a   Heinken, Thilo ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Diaspore weight; Dispersal potential; Forest specialist; Generalist emergent group

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 59649116050     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-7-18432     Document Type: Article

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