Examination of the coexistence mechanism of two major conifers in hokkaido, northern japan, based on differences in suitable germination conditions and shade tolerance

Ecoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-360

  Iijima, Hayato ^a,b   Shibuya, Masato ^a   Saito, Hideyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yamanashi Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abies sachalinensis; Fallen logs; Picea jezoensis; Shade tolerance; Species coexistence; Suitable environmental conditions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GERMINATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

ABIES; ABIES SACHALINENSIS; BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA JEZOENSIS;

EID: 76149127364     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/16-3-3222     Document Type: Article

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