Regeneration ecology of sugar maple (Acer saccharum): Seedling survival in relation to nutrition, site factors, and damage by insects and pathogens

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-244

  Cleavitt, Natalie L ^a   Fahey, Timothy J ^a   Battles, John J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM; ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; ADDITION EFFECT; CA-AMENDMENTS; EXPLANATORY POWER; FIELD STUDIES; HUBBARD BROOK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; LEAF LITTER; LITTER LAYER; MATERNAL EFFECTS; PLANTING EXPERIMENTS; REGENERATION FAILURE; SEEDLING DENSITY; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SEEDLING TRAITS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUGAR MAPLE;

ECOLOGY; LANDFORMS; PATHOGENS; REFORESTATION; SOILS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WATERSHEDS;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; DECIDUOUS TREE; FIELD SURVEY; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PATHOGEN; REGENERATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SURVIVAL;

HUBBARD BROOK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78951484338     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-210     Document Type: Article

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