Canopy gaps and the natural regeneration of Matang mangroves

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 269, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-67

  Amir, A Aldrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Canopy gap regeneration; Canopy turnover; Lightning strike disturbance; Mangrove; Matang

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAPS; CANOPY TURNOVER; LIGHTNING STRIKE DISTURBANCE; MANGROVE; MATANG;

AGRICULTURE; LIGHTNING;

REFORESTATION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CANOPY GAP; DISTURBANCE; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; HISTORICAL RECORD; LIGHTNING; MANGROVE; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SENESCENCE; TURNOVER;

AGRICULTURE; FOREST CANOPY; LIGHTNING; MALAYSIA; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS;

BUKIT BAUK FOREST RESERVE; MALAYSIA; MATANG MANGROVE FOREST RESERVE; PERAK; TERENGGANU; WEST MALAYSIA;

RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84856456229     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.040     Document Type: Article

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