Biotic and abiotic controls on tree colonization in three early successional communities of Chiloé Island, Chile

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 288-299

  Bustamante Sánchez, Marcela A ^a   Armesto, Juan J ^a,b   Halpern, Charles B ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Ecological filters; Facilitation; Plant plant interactions southern temperate rain forest; Species' interactions; Tree regeneration; Vegetation heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; HETEROGENEITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SIZE STRUCTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL;

CHILE; CHILOE ISLAND; LOS LAGOS;

EID: 78650332992     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01737.x     Document Type: Article

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