Effects of shrub and canopy cover on the relative growth rate of Pinus pinaster Ait. seedlings of different sizes

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-346

  Rodríguez García, Encarna ^a,b   Ordóñez, Cristóbal ^a,b   Bravo, Felipe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Valladolid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean maritime pine; Natural regeneration; Overstorey structure; Plant plant interactions

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; NICHE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OVERSTORY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SIZE; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 79957545273     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0039-5     Document Type: Article

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