Patterns of seed rain and seedling regeneration in abandoned agricultural clearings in a seasonally dry tropical forest in India

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-33

  Teegalapalli, Karthik ^a   Hiremath, Ankila J ^b   Jathanna, Devcharan ^c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment   (India)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural clearings; Chromolaena odorata; Regeneration; Seasonally dry tropical forests; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST EDGE; REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDIA;

CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952507556     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990344     Document Type: Article

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