Do fungal pathogens drive density-dependent mortality in established seedlings of two dominant African rain-forest trees?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-301

  Norghauer, Julian M ^a   Newbery, David M ^a   Tedersoo, Leho ^b   Chuyong, George B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Density dependence; Fungicide; Korup National Park; Microberlinia bisulcata; Oubanguia alata; Plant pathogens; Seedling mortality; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COLONIZATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOREST CANOPY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; LEGUME; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

CAMEROON; KORUP NATIONAL PARK; SUD OUEST PROVINCE;

ARBUSCULAR; MICROBERLINIA BISULCATA; OUBANGUIA ALATA;

EID: 77952497135     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467410000076     Document Type: Article

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