Site preference and occurrence patterns of Picea jezoensis and Abies sachalinensis on decayed logs in natural coniferous forests in Hokkaido, northern Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Yano, Keisuke ^a,b   Shibuya, Masato ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abies sachalinensis; Decayed logs; Disturbance; Natural regeneration; Picea jezoensis

Indexed keywords

ABIES SACHALINENSIS; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; GROWTH STAGES; HOKKAIDO; LITTER LAYER; NATURAL REGENERATION; OCCURRENCE PATTERN; SEED DISPERSAL; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; SITE PREFERENCES;

REFORESTATION;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; LITTER; MOSS; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SITE SELECTION;

ABIES SACHALINENSIS; LOGS; NATURAL REFORESTATION; PICEA JEZOENSIS; SAPLINGS; SEEDLINGS; SOFTWOODS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

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

EID: 77952093962     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-009-0162-4     Document Type: Article

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