Facilitation of Pinus albicaulis seedling regeneration by Vaccinium scoparium

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 349, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-65

  Perkins, Judy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carex; Facilitation; Phosphorus; Pinus albicaulis; Vaccinium scoparium; Whitebark pine

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; PHOSPHORUS; REFORESTATION; VEGETATION;

CAREX; FACILITATION; PINUS ALBICAULIS; VACCINIUM SCOPARIUM; WHITEBARK PINE;

SEED;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; FACILITATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION OUTBREAK; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RHIZOME; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; TREELINE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CAREX; CONIFEROPHYTA; CRONARTIUM RIBICOLA; PINUS ALBICAULIS; SCOLYTINAE; VACCINIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 84929950626     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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