Facilitation by two exotic Acacia: Acacia auriculiformis and Acacia mangium as nurse plants in South China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1786-1793

  Yang, Long ^a,b   Liu, Nan ^a   Ren, Hai ^a   Wang, Jun ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acacia auriculiformis; Acacia mangium; Exotic Acacia species; Facilitation; Nurse plants; South China

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN FIXATION; NURSING; PORPHYRINS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA MANGIUM; EXOTIC ACACIA SPECIES; FACILITATION; NURSE PLANTS; SOUTH CHINA;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTATION; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DIURNAL VARIATION; FACILITATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; MICROCLIMATE; NURSE PLANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLLS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA MANGIUM; CASTANOPSIS HYSTRIX; MANGLIETIA GLAUCA; MICHELIA MACCLUREI;

EID: 62049083078     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.033     Document Type: Article

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