Causes of plant community divergence in the early stages of volcanic succession

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 959-969

  Tsuyuzaki, Shiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early colonists; Forest development; Gully; Mount Usu; Permanent plots; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

ASH; COLONIZATION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DIVERGENCE; DOMINANCE; GULLY EROSION; HABITAT SELECTION; HERB; NITROGEN FIXATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; PIONEER SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PUMICE; REVEGETATION; SEED BANK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; MOUNT USU;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 70349706075     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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