Ecological consequences of a massive flowering event of bamboo (Chusquea culeou) in a temperate forest of Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 424-432

  Marchesini Victoria, A ^a   Sala Osvaldo, E ^b   Austin Amy, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo flowering; Forest regeneration; Light availability; Nothofagus forest; Seedling demography

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; DEMOGRAPHY; FLOWER; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE FOREST;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHUSQUEA CULEOU; FAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS NERVOSA;

EID: 67650064574     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05768.x     Document Type: Article

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