The importance of clonal growth to the recovery of Gaultheria procumbens L. (Ericaceae) after forest disturbance

Plant Ecology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 319-337

  Moola, F M ^a,b,c   Vasseur, L ^a,b,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c David Suzuki Foundation   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Disturbance; Ericacea; Old growth; Phalanx; Resilience; Rhizome; Understory

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CLEARCUTTING; CLONAL GROWTH; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOGGING (TIMBER); MORPHOLOGY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RHIZOME; SEEDLING; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

ERICACEAE; GAULTHERIA; GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS;

EID: 59849086287     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9496-9     Document Type: Article

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