Differential seedling establishment of woody plants along a tree density gradient in Neotropical savannas

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1411-1421

  Salazar, Ana ^a   Goldstein, Guillermo ^a,b   Franco, Augusto C ^c   Miralles Wilhelm, Fernando ^d  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy cover; Cerrado; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Light level; Litter cover; Seedling limitation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CERRADO; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LITTER; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL WATER; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84867805570     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.02028.x     Document Type: Article

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