Seed-bank convergence under different tree species during forest development

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-218

  Plue, J ^a   Van Gils, B ^a   Peppler Lisbach, C ^b   De Schrijver, A ^c   Verheyen, K ^c   Hermy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; High forest management; Long term seed bank dynamics; Nestedness; Quercus robur; Temperate deciduous forest

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NESTEDNESS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAMPLING; SEED BANK; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CARPINUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 77955508819     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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