Seedling growth and soil nutrient availability in exotic and native tree species: Implications for afforestation in southern China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 207-218

  Wang, Faming ^a   Zhu, Weixing ^b   Zou, Bi ^a   Neher, Deborah A ^c   Fu, Shenglei ^a   Xia, Hanping ^a   Li, Zhian ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation, South China; Native species; Nutrient availability, exotic species; Soil solution

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION;

CHINA;

CASTANOPSIS FISSA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA; MICHELIA MACCLUREI; SCHIMA SUPERBA;

EID: 84873705925     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1353-x     Document Type: Article

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