Seed regeneration potential of canopy gaps at early formation stage in temperate secondary forests, Northeast China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Yan, Qiao Ling ^a,b   Zhu, Jiao Jun ^a,b   Yu, Li Zhong ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER MONO; ARTICLE; CANOPY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; FOREST; FOREST STRUCTURE; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS RHYNCHOPHYLLA; NORTHEAST CHINA; OAK; QUERCUS MONGOLICA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEDLING; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SEED BANK; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPECIES DOMINANCE; SPECIES INVASION; TEMPERATE SECONDARY FOREST;

ACER; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEEDS; TREES;

EID: 84862661949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039502     Document Type: Article

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