Understanding the regeneration niche: Microsite attributes and recruitment of eucalypts in dry forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 269, Issue , 2012, Pages 229-238

  Bailey, Tanya G ^a,b,c   Davidson, Neil J ^a,b,c   Close, Dugald C ^b  

^a CRC for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c GREENING AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ashbed; Coarse woody debris; Eucalyptus; Microsite; Recruitment; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

ASHBED; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; EUCALYPTUS; MICROSITE; RECRUITMENT; WATER REPELLENCY;

CULTIVATION; EMPLOYMENT; SEED;

REFORESTATION;

CANOPY GAP; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DRY FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GERMINATION; GRASS; JUVENILE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NICHE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84856455626     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

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