Weeds in Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii (F. Muell) establishment: Effects of competition on sapling growth and survivorship

New Forests

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-264

  Garau, A M ^a   Ghersa, C M ^a   Lemcoff, J H ^b   Baranao J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Competition threshold; Competitive performance; Establishment; Eucalyptus; Weed competition

Indexed keywords

ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS; COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE; ESTABLISHMENT; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FIRST YEARS; GLOBULUS; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; HERBACEOUS VEGETATIONS; LEAF AREAS; SOIL WATER CONTENTS; STEM GROWTHS; STEM VOLUMES; TREE HEIGHTS; TREE SURVIVALS; WEED COMPETITION; WEED COVERS; WEED SPECIES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT;

FORESTRY;

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAPLING; SOIL WATER; SURVIVORSHIP; WATER CONTENT; WEED;

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; GROWTH; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAPLINGS; SEEDLINGS; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 64449084353     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-008-9121-8     Document Type: Article

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