Patterns and drivers of regeneration of tree species in forests of peninsular Spain

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1252-1265

  Vayreda, Jordi ^a,b   Gracia, Marc ^a,b   Martinez Vilalta, Jordi ^a,b   Retana, Javier ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broadleaved trees; Climate warming; Conifers; Disturbance; Ingrowth rate; National Forest Inventory; Sapling abundance; Shade tolerance; Stand structure; Water availability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTURBANCE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; STAND STRUCTURE; WARMING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

SPAIN;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 84880051905     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12105     Document Type: Article

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