Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-165

  Gunaratne, A M T A ^a   Gunatilleke, C V S ^b   Gunatilleke, I A U N ^b   Madawala Weerasinghe, H M S P ^b   Burslem, D F R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Abandoned tea plantations; Dispersal limitation; Disturbance to grass canopy; Fire; Herbivory; Macaranga indica Wight; Seedling emergence

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PIONEER SPECIES; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUCCESSION; TEA; WOODY PLANT;

SRI LANKA;

MACARANGA INDICA; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77949297806     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01763.x     Document Type: Article

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