Evaluating the ecological niche of American chestnut for optimal hybrid seedling reintroduction sites in the Appalachian ridge and valley province

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-455

  Griscom, H P ^a   Griscom, B W ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Experimental gaps; Greenhouse; Restoration; Seedling performance

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA DENTATA; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EXPERIMENTAL GAPS; FIELD STUDIES; GROWING SEASON; IN-FIELD; LIGHT LEVEL; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL SITE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; QUERCUS; SEEDLING PERFORMANCE; SMALL GAPS; SOIL TYPES; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS; VIRGINIA;

COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSES; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; SEED;

FRUITS;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYBRID; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NICHE; PREDATION; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SEEDLING; SOIL TYPE; SURVIVAL;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES; VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE; VIRGINIA;

CASTANEA DENTATA; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; RODENTIA; TULIPA;

EID: 84863320241     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9291-7     Document Type: Article

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