Effects of drought and fire on seedling survival and growth under contrasting light conditions in a seasonal tropical forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 691-700

  Marod, Dokrak ^a   Kutintara, Utis ^a   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^b   Nakashizuka, Tohru ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy gap; Forest regeneration; Mixed deciduous forest; Thailand; Water condition

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FIRE; GROWTH; LIGHT; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; KANCHANABURI; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

DIPTEROCARPUS; DIPTEROCARPUS ALATUS; DIPTEROCARPUS TURBINATUS; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS MACROCARPUS; SHOREA; SHOREA SIAMENSIS; STERCULIA; STERCULIA MACROPHYLLA; XYLIA; XYLIA XYLOCARPA;

EID: 6344278546     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02311.x     Document Type: Article

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