Shrub Cover Influence on Seedling Growth and Survival Following Logging of a Tropical Forest

Biotropica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-426

  Duclos, Vanessa ^a   Boudreau, Stéphane ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acanthus pubescens; Kibale National Park; Light; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; COLONIZATION; DICOTYLEDON; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERB; HERBIVORE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LOGGING (TIMBER); NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

ACANTHUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 84879799337     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12039     Document Type: Article

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